Project Type: Youth Educator
Funds awarded in 2024: $6,000.00
Projected End Date: 08/15/2026
Grant Recipient:
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Department
Region: North Central
State: Wisconsin
Project Manager:
Tara Wachowski
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Department
Project Co-Managers:
David Wetenkamp
Manitowoc County Soil & Water Conservation Department
Description:
This lesson introduces watershed protection through sustainable agriculture using a high-energy movement-based simulation, grounded in Manitowoc County's landscape. The game teaches students in grades 8-9 how cover crops, reduced tillage, and crop rotations act as "armor" for the earth.
Type:
Course or Curriculum
File:
Download file (PDF)
Target audience:
Educators
This product is associated with the project "Sustainable Agriculture Mobile Learning Lab"
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