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https://youtu.be/Mr_JxE8do-s
Eva Castaneda '23
The Effect of Photoperiod on Biomass
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Students in the IB Environmental Systems and Societies class
Several freshmen participate in the Fairchild Challenge Growing Beyond Earth participate in the Fairchild Challenge: “Shade Our Schools: Flora
Student Symposium. The Challenge was designed for students to complete and Fauna'', researching the role different trees play in attracting and
research regarding plant growth and factors that influence edible biomass as a way supporting South Florida's birds and lizards. They observe the lizard
to provide potential solutions to problems NASA feces for long term space travel. population in two specific habitats at school, submit findings through
The students collected data for several weeks and present their research to NASA the iNaturalist app, and create a video newscast sharing their results.
scientists and administrators at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Videos Carrollton's video wins the Viewers' Choice Award.
