All life on Earth is experiencing the impact of ecological degradation, making environmental education more critical than ever. Beyond raising awareness about the issues, our strategy at Green Our Planet is to cultivate students' connection to the natural world through school gardens and hydroponics programs at a young age so they want to conserve it. To amplify students' learning experience in their garden or hydroponics ecosystem, we provide video lessons through the Green Our Planet Virtual Academy, like the film in this project.
"Sprout it Out Loud!" is an entertaining and educational film, a part of the Virtual Academy's environmentally-themed STEM series. This collection aims to help teachers engage students in STEM while sparking curiosity and care for the one planet we have to call home. In this film, Hydroponics Teacher Chris Anderson opens with a fable that has recently been on her mind: Jack and the Giant Bean Stock! That story made her wonder if we could grow a giant bean stock here on Earth? Chris then explores that question by diving into what bean sprouts need to sprout and grow. She leads the audience on an intellectual excursion to test how we might grow our bean seeds and whether we can transform them into something magical like Jack's giant bean stock!
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