Where should the carrots be planted?
The co-operative featured in the Using IT to develop a farm enterprise multimedia presentation own land, but also rent additional land when required. Before they agree to rent land they investigate whether it's suitable for their crop, mainly through online research.
This activity challenges learners to carry out similar research and present their findings. Used as a problem solving and planning activity, it also gives learners an opportunity to explore data available on the internet.
Learning objectives
Learners should be able to:
- develop their research skills
- explore relevant information available via the internet and assess its uses and limitations.
Downloads
Where should the carrots be planted – activity (PDF, 124KB)
Using IT to develop a farm enterprise – complete resource (PDF, 186KB)
Related resources
Team roles can be assigned for both the research and presentation stages of the task. Creating teams within the Co-operative learning area provides tips and examples of suitable roles.
The SuccessPlanner tool in the Planning toolkit can be used in this activity to help learners organise their research.