Jimu News Reporter Zou Hao
Correspondent Li Fengya
Cabbage, rapeseed sprouts, Purple-backed Tiankui , Kowloon Blue , mint, Vanilla , Rosemary , Lemongrass ... The recent clear and refreshing autumn weather has brought the "Qi Meng Smart Farm" of Jinyinhu No. 2 Primary School in Dongxihu District, Wuhan City to usher in the harvest season again. In more than a year since the implementation of the " double reduction " policy, the school has relied on smart farms to combine labor education with farming culture, science disciplines, artificial intelligence , project-based learning, social practice, etc., to carry out the construction of labor education characteristic courses based on agricultural scenarios, form a characteristic campus culture of labor education practice, and strive to cultivate children's comprehensive practical ability to "take five educations at the same time", and truly practice the school management concept of "let every childhood have dreams and let every dream bloom".
plants, students have the final say
It is understood that the school invested more than one million yuan in September last year to build the "Qi Meng Smart Farm". The total construction area of the farm is about 1,100 square meters, covering hundreds of plant types. On the basis of soil cultivation, the greenhouse is mainly composed of various new horticultural facilities and equipment, including soilless cultivation equipment, intelligent planting cabinets, pipeline cultivation, aerosol cultivation equipment, intelligent planting robots, etc. The farm also includes an intelligent control system, a rainwater collection and filtration system, and a food circulating fertilizer system. Under the guidance of the teacher, students learn about nature by participating in the entire process of crop planting, management, and picking, experience the joy of labor harvest, accept the laws of nature, and understand the twenty-four solar terms, and then understand traditional culture. At the same time, adding an intelligent control system to the course allows students to feel the power of modern technology while accepting the laws of nature, and stimulate students' interest in scientific and technological innovation.
Smart Farm Automatic Sprinkler System
Smart Farm Plants are also decided by students. The online questionnaire designed by the school of "What do you want to plant on a smart farm" not only includes the varieties and reasons for planting plants, but also requires students to check relevant information with the help of teachers and parents, and what temperature, soil moisture, lighting conditions, planting steps, etc. are required for the selected varieties, so as to guide students to further explore in the form of project-based learning of . After completing the questionnaire, the student representative will explain these questions and finally decide which crop to plant in each class in their own responsible fields. Jimu News reporters saw that more than 27% of students chose to grow sunflower , and the proportion of vegetables such as cherry tomato , fruit cucumber is also very high.
During the planting process, the instructor not only guides students to understand the cultural connotation of "timely, appropriate, code of conduct, and harmony", but also integrates science, artificial intelligence and other disciplines into it. "For example, some mint grown on the farm grows very lushly, while others grow a little less. What causes these phenomena? Students can form an inquiry team, make their own speculations by checking relevant materials and other methods, and then use scientific inquiry methods to verify whether their speculation is correct." Li Fengya, a labor course teacher at the school, introduced that smart farms are equipped with intelligent planting robots, which can set parameters such as planting depth and spacing according to the characteristics of planting plants to achieve automatic monitoring of soil moisture and soil quality. Rainwater Collection System uses the wall to collect rainwater and store it in the pool in the atrium area of the smart farm. After filtering, part of the rainwater is used as irrigation water, so that it has landscape benefits and ecological benefits, allowing students to feel the power of modern science and technology while cultivating students' environmental awareness.
Students observe and record "Natural Notes"
At the same time, the teacher will also ask the students to choose a plant they are interested in for continuous observation, and record it using the "Natural Notes" method to improve the depth of students' observation.
Picking charity sale donated to poor mountainous areas
"Selling vegetables, selling vegetables, freshly produced by Jinyinhu No. 2 Primary School!" "The organic vegetables grown by themselves are cheaper than the market price. The proceeds from the charity sale are donated to Enshi Poor mountainous areas primary schools!" During the Smart Farm Harvest Season, students will pick, weigh and pack the mature vegetables, and shout charity sale in front of the school gate, and donate all the proceeds to Pingbaying Town Central Primary School, Xianfeng County, Enshi Prefecture. Through such activities, students work hard for their peers from afar and subtly cultivate love and empathy.
The students picked mature vegetables
The vegetables sold on site were not common except for cabbage and rapeseed sprouts. So the children used the method of natural notes to design and make vegetable promotional signs themselves to introduce the characteristics, practices and nutritional ingredients of various vegetables. This practice also received a warm response from the surrounding residents. In less than 20 minutes, one or two hundred servings of vegetables were sold out. "This kind of activity is very meaningful. Children take out the green food they grow for sale, which not only experiences life, but also gives love, which is conducive to their growth." A parent at the charity sale once told reporters this.
Love Sale Site
Relevant person in charge of the school said that the school focused on the topic of "discipline exploration" and combined with the construction of "smart farms", and proposed questions such as "how to design labor curriculum activities? What aspects of students' abilities are cultivated through labor activities?" from the perspective of scientific disciplines; proposed "How to select and sow seeds scientifically and effectively? What changes have occurred in the roots, stems, leaves, etc. during the growth process of plants? ” from the perspective of art disciplines, and questions such as “How to combine labor with sketching? How to layout and prune to make the farm more ornamental value?” from the perspective of Chinese disciplines, and questions such as “What kind of farming culture corresponds to the twenty-four solar terms? How to effectively use the farm to carry out pastoral poetry associations?” from the perspective of mathematics disciplines, and questions such as “How to reasonably price each fruit and vegetable in the charity sale activity? How to design a sales plan to maximize profits?” from the perspective of Chinese disciplines. Students find ways to solve these problems in the process of labor, which is of great significance to the comprehensive development of students and the realization of five educations.
It is understood that the school’s food education base will also be put into use soon. At that time, students can do it themselves and turn the vegetables harvested from the smart farm into delicious food.
(photo provided by the correspondent)
(Source: Jimu News)
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