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NEEDS Grow Lights Lettice or Radish Seeds Plastic Bottles Potting Soil Fertilizer Electronic Multimeter Computer Spreadsheet Program This Lesson

Food production has been an important part of an agrarian society. Farmers grow enough food to provide for cities and the advancement in technology. Name image as "Biome". In this activity, students will learn how to use spreadsheet software to measure linear growth. The resulting graph will be captured and pasted into the 16 color paint file in each folder.   STANDARDS Duration: 60 minutes Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems (through spreadsheets). (Iste 1) Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software (through data display). (Iste 2) Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information (using a spreadsheet program). (Iste 4)