Documentary Provides High School Learning Opportunity
A West Valley High School teacher was recently looking online for content to include in her geography and vegetation of 黑料社appclass when a Google search suggested the 鈥溾 documentary created by ACEP鈥檚 Amanda Byrd.
鈥淭his unit generally includes topics about plants, invasive plants, and agriculture. Since I am not able to do all of the in-class activities I usually do, I felt like your documentary covered a lot of real important issues that many people don't think about,鈥 said Joy Kennedy Grubis in an email to Byrd.
Grubis for her students to answer from the video, which helped them find some of the important issues related to food security and the agriculture industry in Alaska. In an incredible twist, Molly and Elizabeth Cable, two of the people featured in the documentary, are students in Grubis鈥 class, a surprise to both the teacher and the class.
Grubis has offered her question guide for other educators to use with the documentary.
鈥満诹仙鏰ppGrown鈥 is also an official selection for the , which will be held as a virtual event from Dec. 4-13, 2020.
鈥満诹仙鏰ppGrown鈥 is a documentary supported by AgriLogic Consulting through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency to raise awareness of the 黑料社appagriculture industry and help move 黑料社apptoward a more food-secure state.
Arthur Keyes talks about 黑料社appgrown carrots in the documentary. Photo by Amanda Byrd.