{"id":1685,"date":"2019-03-15T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/?page_id=1685"},"modified":"2021-03-11T21:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:17:54","slug":"define-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/solve\/define-the-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Define the Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>\n\t\tSolve\n\t<\/h5>\n<h1>\n\t\tDefine the Problem\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/04\/nina-teaching-left.png\" alt=\"nina-teaching-left\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2696\" width=\"1358\" title=\"nina-teaching-left\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3><strong>How can you help restore the health of the soil on this site?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You have chosen a site that has unhealthy (or missing) soil that you can help improve. Now let\u2019s focus on the following questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why do you think the soil is unhealthy?<\/li>\n<li>How do you think you could restore its health?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/522089829\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Student Guide\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Defining the Problem\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Gather clues<\/strong> to help identify the problem. Below are some ideas to help you do so:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore the site using all your senses.<\/li>\n<li>Investigate the soil using some of the activities you did in <em>Up Close With Soil<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Review findings in your Soil-Carbon Impact Survey.<\/li>\n<li>Talk with people who use the site about how they maintain and care for the soil and plants. Identify which of these activities are conventional or regenerative agricultural practices.<\/li>\n<li>Ask the same individuals to work with you to complete the Plant Care Product Survey for the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>State the problem<\/strong>: Based on your findings, describe the problem that is making the soil unhealthy and that you want to help solve. Explain the evidence of this problem you found.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t<h3>Questions to Consider<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong> Why do you think the soil is unhealthy? What\u2019s the reason for, or root cause of, this problem? Once you know the root cause(s), you can start designing a solution for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: What do you want the project to accomplish? How do you think you could restore the soil\u2019s health? What would you have to do on the site to restore the soil?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirements to solve the problem (Criteria):<\/strong> What do you absolutely need in order to complete your project?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limitations to solving the problem (Constraints):<\/strong> What are the limits to your project? (examples: time, cost, materials, type of project)<\/p>\n\t<h4>Now let\u2019s research project ideas to find one that solves the problem you defined!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2019\/07\/CJ-teaching-right.png\" alt=\"CJ-teaching-right\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"955\" width=\"491\" title=\"CJ-teaching-right\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h5>\t\n\teducator note<\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><em>Choose instructional ideas that fit the focus of your class or program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gather evidence of unhealthy soil in one or more of the following ways:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an on-site survey and soil investigations<\/li>\n<li>a review of agricultural practices described in EXPLORE<\/li>\n<li>review or repeat the Soil Impact Survey\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>review or repeat the Plant Care Product Survey\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Write a news\/opinion article or create a visual graphic that addresses: \u201cWhy should we help restore the health of soil at this location?\u201d Include the human-related cause(s) of problem, the effects of the problem on soil health, and why you have chosen this problem as the focus of your project.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/solve\/project-ideas\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s Survey Our site!<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/herofortheplanet.org\/healthysoils\/solve\/project-ideas\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext \n\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solve Define the Problem How can you help restore the health of the soil on this site? You have chosen a site that has unhealthy (or missing) soil that you can help improve. Now let\u2019s focus on the following questions: Why do you think the soil is unhealthy? 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