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Agricultural activities in B.C. include cattle ranching, dairy farming, poultry raising and fish farming, as wll as growing tree fruite, vegetabled, berries, grapes and many types of ornamental flowers and shrubs.  This success is completely dependent on continual reproduction the plants and animas involved and the following of good practices for maintaining these natural resources.

In this investigation you will research the role of reproduction in the sustainable development of an agricultrual resouce of your choice.

The following crops were listed;
asparagus        eggs            crabs
beans            milk            oysters
corn            cheese        shrimp
lettuce        seaweed        prawns
apples        yoghurt        chicken
berries        cod            turkey
cherries        halibut        bison
grapes        salmon        beef
peaches        trout            lamb
pears            clams            pork

Make use of all resources available.

  • Find Elders in your community who can give you information about traditional knowledge.
  • Use the suggested websites
  • Find print information
  • Find other reliable sources of information

 

Criteria

 

1

Title page (Name & Picture of organism, Your Name &  Your Picture)

 

2.

Information about organism (with pictures):

World Book Studentor  or

  

 

3.

Where in province grown/raised

 

4.

How grown or raised  i.e. field, barn, tank etc.

World Book Studentor  or

  

 

5.

Life cycle of organism

World Book Studentor 

 
 

6.

How organism is reproduced for agriculture

World Book Studentor 

 

7.

Equipment/technologies needed to cultivate organism for agriculture

 

8.

Time of year harvested

 

9.

Diseases and pests that affect organism

 

10.

Traditional ecological knowledge (optiona bonusl) -

Suggestion talk to an Elder in your community.
Interviewed first hand sources are valid!
 

11.

Environmental/ethical issues related to organism:

 

12.

Concerns you have about how organisms raised

 

13.

10 Career/jobs associated with raising and marketing organism:

or

 

14.

Importance of organism to social and economic well-being of B.C.

 

15.

Bibliography - Please include all websites and the date you accessed them.
If you interviewed someone please state who they are and how they have the knowledge you used

 

Know your source

Although this is about Fake News (or 'Alternative Facts' or as it's most commonly known lies) it applies more broadly. Snopes and Tineye won't tell you about the truth of scientific facts though they will tell you if a news article is quoting them incorrectly.

Source: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2017/1/26/will-we-now-take-information-literacy-skills-seriously.html

District Teacher-Librarian