Smart Crop – Monitoring Platform Alerts Farmers and Growers About Their Crops
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have created a crop phenotyping station called the PheNode. The plant scientists have formed a startup company, Agrela Ecosystems, to launch their technology. The customizable system is a ‘smart’, farm-ready, solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Agriculture-16**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of an activity/unit having students research how STEM applications are changing agricultural practices. Have students share their findings in a report, presentation, or video.
- Use the video as part of an independent student project that has students contacting local farmers for their reaction to this technology and their opinions on how this technology might or might not be able to help them. Have students share their findings in a report, presentation, or video.
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
