Overview
In this unit, students will actively and intellectually participate in a local movement to promote food sustainability and conscious consumerism. Students will explore the possibilities of ethical capitalism while researching, designing, and building garden boxes to be sold at a local community event.
Goals
The purpose of this inquiry is to encourage learning in multiple ways. They are:
- Designing, organizing, and constructing a tangible artifact
- Actively participate in the aspects of marketing a product
- Investigate larger issues that relate to consumerism and quality of life, and engage in an attitude that promotes positive, alternative consumer choices.
Guiding Question
What role should ethical decision-making play in our consumer practices?
When it’s done
Student groups will have completed the following:
- A marketing plan
- A design of their garden box
- An information display relating to consumer choices, sustainability, and/or issues that they have chosen to explore on the topic
- A garden box to be sold
- A group blog that has documented the process using photographs, blueprints, and narratives.
Learning Diversification
In this inquiry, students who need more time/support/resources to complete this task will be accommodated. Additionally, there will be one-on-one time available during class time for students who may be struggling with the task or lessons. The need for learning diversification will be consistently evaluated throughout the project.
