David C. Hinson Middle School

Agriscience Classes

Newspaper In Education

Students Scan the Newspaper

for Articles pertaining to Agriculture or the

Environment. They are then given the Assignment to take

those Articles, Summarize them and Present them to the Class in a Commercial or TV spot in such a way that the Class will want to read the

Article for Themselves.

All props are Made out of Newspaper.

Portraying an Article From the News Journal About Endangered Species.

Behold the Manatee, the Eagle, and the Gopher Turtle.

An article About the Florida

Panther

Rather than a Commercial, this group

chose to do a Newscast. Notice the

fine Newspaper

microphones.

Now we get the leftovers ready to be put to good use.

Compost Pile Prep For Additional Waste

By This Point Students Have Learned About Forestry, Tree Farming and

Reforestation. They realize that Recycling by

Composting returns the Newspaper to

the Earth from where it Originally Started its Journey.

This is also a Hands On Experience To

make them aware How they can Renew the

Soil and Be Stewards of the Land through

Composting and Vermicomposting with

Newspaper.

After it is Moistened,

The pile Will be turned

Again.

A Very Special Class Doing a very

Special Job.

These Paper pots will be used to Start Seed or Propagate cuttings and then will be planted in the Ground with the Plant so as not to Disturb

the Root system.

These Students Learn that they Are being Good Stewards Of the Land by Doing this Small Task.

Last But not Least.

Lasagna Gardening requires Layers of Newspaper on the Bottom to keep Weeds from growing up Into Seedbeds.

Shredded Newspaper has Already been Used in the Compost that has been

Layered to place the seed Potatoes and Garlic bulbs