{"id":36732,"date":"2021-04-12T16:48:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T20:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/?p=34385"},"modified":"2024-01-17T18:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T23:11:28","slug":"four-reasons-why-gardyn-should-be-a-part-of-stem-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/blog\/four-reasons-why-gardyn-should-be-a-part-of-stem-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardyn Changes the Game for STEM Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36732\" class=\"elementor elementor-36732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320a38a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"320a38a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec8506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bec8506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education has changed drastically as students across the world engage in learning through a variety of classrooms no longer limited to in-person instruction. STEM curriculum, an approach to learning involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, focuses on creating the next generation of innovators. Through problem-solving and creativity, careers in STEM have grown from 24.4 % versus 4% of non-STEM jobs in the last decade, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/migrated\/reports\/stem-jobs-2017-update.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Department of Commerce<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new and rapidly growing industry, AgTech, works to ensure sustainable energy and food options for the future, with STEM education as the precursor to foster interest in the brilliant minds of students and future stakeholders of the impending food crisis.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>We know that food supply will directly affect our children.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/education\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Institute of Food and Agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> states that &#8220;the production of food, feed, and fiber will need to increase by 70 percent\u201d in order to feed the growing population of human beings slated to reach 9.6 billion people by 2050.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most school systems have very limited agriculture, horticulture, or botany programs, and our children are growing up in a post-modern consumerist world with increasing disconnection and simulation. Our hope at Gardyn is to disrupt perceptions by breaking the supply chain and bringing the food source into reality for the consumer. It\u2019s important for children to have a direct connection with reality, and Gardyn provides a pillar through food.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are four reasons why a Gardyn Home should be a part of every STEM teacher\u2019s curriculum:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2977e72 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2977e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Eleanor-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Girl playing\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aabb34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6aabb34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a21db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a21db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Science<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1cd0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a1cd0e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38bf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f38bf1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardyn opens the door to the world of Controlled Environment Agriculture [CEA]. Depending on the grade level, students can be exposed to concepts in botany like photosynthesis, cellular respiration, phototranspiration, cation\/anion exchange, and nutrient solution pH and electrical conductivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These Next-Gen Farmers will be able to manipulate different environmental conditions and observe the corresponding effect in their crops.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An endless array of variables to test and record across 45+ different species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn how to care for and manipulate plants themselves.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58889c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58889c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc3e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc3e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553ab85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"553ab85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91d166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d91d166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardyn is an IoT device that allows students to manipulate the lights and water through a smart device.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can learn the various tech tools that are used on the Gardyn and how they work together to keep the plants healthy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IoT devices are ubiquitous, but the adoption of the technology in Ag has been slow. Students will see that Ag isn\u2019t all tractors and overalls, but can be just as exciting as Tech.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd81624 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd81624\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173c430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"173c430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engineering<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc4ff6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fdc4ff6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0de4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d0de4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can be responsible for maintaining and checking the Gardyn to ensure its correct operation, and get direct exposure to hydroponic system assembly, disassembly, maintenance &amp; operation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardyn cleverly fits a 2\u2019 x 4\u2019 canopy in just 2 square feet leveraging the cutting-edge design and system engineering. Exposing children to this design will create the next generation of AgTech facility engineers.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3ede3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd3ede3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e48a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e48a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Math<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4ce3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4ce3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72c55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f72c55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardyn tracks multiple data sets that serves as interesting math problems.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, at what age do the plants start drinking more water?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the growth rate over time at different irrigation timings? Light levels? Temperatures?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can learners schedule and cycle crops to have consistent output?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88620f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88620f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eaa6b elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"00eaa6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tAg isn\u2019t all tractors and overalls...it can be just as exciting as Tech! \ud83d\ude09\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Frank Petricoin<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Ag+isn%E2%80%99t+all+tractors+and+overalls...it+can+be+just+as+exciting+as+Tech%21+%F0%9F%98%89+%E2%80%94+Frank+Petricoin&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmygardyn.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F36732\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd0328 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dd0328\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99083d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99083d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interested in learning more about Farm to School grants?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7335dff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7335dff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3af613 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3af613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/gallery-image-three-450.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23954\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6605fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6605fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e55a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e55a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has an abundance of valuable resources to get educators started on planning a Farm to School Grant Program. Read more about their grassroots initiative to advance the sustainability of agriculture on their <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/publications\/grassrootsguide\/local-food-systems-rural-development\/farm-to-school-grants\/#eligible\">F2S grant page<\/a>.<\/p><p>You can also learn more about Gardyn&#8217;s School offering on our Schools page <a href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/school-gardens\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d41a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d41a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission is to reimagine the future of food, with a new paradigm: a fully distributed food-growing system that brings a healthier lifestyle to everyone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better for you, better for the Planet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b68138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b68138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mygardyn.com\/school-gardens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b34e85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b34e85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a89c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1a89c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486564745?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know that food supply will directly affect our children, and there&#8217;s something we can do about it. 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