Rose Park Ranch Market
                   By:  Danielle Snoeyink & Kimberly VanderZwaag ​

Project at a Glance :

This project introduces 4th grade students to a variety of Science, Math, and Economics standards while exploring the value of fresh garden produce and how it can go from farm to table.   
 
Driving Question:

How can we market the produce from the Rose Park Ranch? How can we create a market economy within our classroom? How might we create a successful school farm store that is corrected/rooted in our curriculum/community?             

Standards:

• Grade 4 Economic Stds:  E1.0.0 - 4 - E1.0.8, 4 - E2.0.1, 4 - E3.0.1, 4 - C3.0.7, & 4 - H3.0.5

Team / Culture Building:

• True Heroes Protocol
• Strengths assessment - is there something good for children?

Entry Event:

• Field Trip to the Holland Farmers Market (interview, observe, pricing)​

• Visit Ada Christian’s Hoop House and market​

• Visit a local farm and talk to farmer/s

Stakeholders:

• District Advancement Director 
• Ranch hands (students/grade levels/families)
• Customers
• Recipients of donations
• Rose Park School

Empathy Building:

• Create Empathy Maps for each stakeholder
• Need to Knows - what do we know? what do we wonder? what did we learn?

Inquiry / Need to Knows:

• Document observations from the Farmer's Market visit, interview, business owners
• Bring in business owners - learn how to present in a formal manner with business meeting protocol [eye contact, dress, etc.] - teams of students move from table to table to interview them 
• Fishbowl strategy to reconvene and share ideas after interviews

Incubation:
Think - pair - share

• Idea Quota - to generate solution ideas
• Rule of Thirds  - flush out expected, crazy, and breakthrough ideas
• What if ________ were ________?​ protocol to take into account how others solve problems.

• Yes, and….? protocol to expand on ideas
• How would _______ solve this?
• Anti-Problem protocol

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Solution Building:

• Group the 100 ideas into topics using the Group and Saturate protocol
• Use the NUF and $100 Tests to narrow down solution ideas, followed by a Poster Session to share ideas for feedback.

Critique and Revision: 

•  Invite local business owners in to give suggestions/feedback.
• Present plan to Director of Advancement for feedback.​

Authentic Audience:

• ​Principal
  
• Donors
  
• Agricultural assistants
  
• Superintendent
  

Final Presentation:

• Use Flipgrid to pitch ideas to a variety of authentic audiences.

Click here for teacher's full plan.

​Reflection and Feedback:

• Rubric/Questionnaire for authentic audience to fill out based on our pitch​
  

Click here for the  teacher's Journey through PBL on Padlet.

Meet the Educator:
Danielle Snoeyink and Kimberly VanderZwaag both teach 4th grade at Rose Park Elementary, Holland Christian Schools.  

     "PBL and Design Thinking brings out a new class of students. Normal routines and typical classroom work does not allow for every student to shine. If PBL and Design Thinking are a part of the instruction, the teacher is introduced to a new class of learners, thinkers, problem solvers, and encouragers. A new classroom community is built right before your eyes." ~ D. Snoeyink

     "PBL allows kids to take ownership of their learning and explore their own strengths and interests as they prepare for their future." ~ K. VanderZwaag