{"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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s focus on the following questions: Why do you think the soil is unhealthy? 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