Indigenous Culture
Soil
Water
Sun
Key Terms
100

from the area or region

What is indigenous?

100

clay, sand, loam

what are the three types of soil?

100

bringing water to plants to help them grow

what is irrigation

100

carbon dioxide, water, sunlight

what are the input components of photosynthesis

100

what changes in an experiment

what is a variable

200

Pima, O'dham, Maricopa, Hohokam

What are the indigenous tribes of the Phoenix area

200

fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, chicken waste, leaves, newspaper, coffee grounds

What are components of compost

200

when there is a lack of water/rain for a long period of time

what is a drought

200

oxygen, sugar

what are the output components of photosynthesis

200

amaranth, purple barley, Sonoran white wheat

what are ancient grains

300

this nation built the canals in Phoenix

Who are the Hohokam?

300

loam and compost in a 2:1 ratio, or 1:1 ratio (clue - 2 buckets to one bucket or one bucket to one bucket then mix. it might need a sprinkle of water)

what is the compost to soil ratio in Garfield's garden?

300

type of irrigation that is used in our garden

what is drip tape, spaghetti lines, and direct hand/hose

300

day of the year when the day and night are the same amount of time

what are the equinoxes

300

exact, correct, accurate

what is precise

400

This plains nation performs the sun dance celebration

Who are the Lakota

400

how acidic or basic your soil is

what is pH

400

Phoenix's annual rainfall

what is Phoenix's annual rainfall 5 inches per year mostly during monsoon season

400

these were carved into rocks by the Pueblo people to track the solstices and equinoxes so they would know when to plant and harvest

what are sun calendar 

400

reaching a conclusion based on evidence

what is an inference 

500

this highly fertile enriched dark black soil was created by the indigenous people of the Amazon in South America by by mixing charcoal, animal bones, and other organic waste into the typically nutrient-poor tropical soil 

What is Terra Preta

500

Casa Grande sandy loam

what is the the type of soil in Phoenix?

500

what type of irrigation is used on big scale farms with wheels? 

what is center pivot irrigation 

500

time of year when day or night is the shortest 

what are the solstices 

500

controlled environment for eggs to hatch 

what is an incubator 

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