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STEM Week


ASK

How can we build a sustainable city for the future?

Focus: Urban Farming



PLAN 

What can we do? 

The students meticulously designed their lay-out adding specific details they imagined future Urban Farming would look like. 

 

 They explained their ideas to the class. The way each group explained it was very impressive. 


Absolutely — there's so much promise in the hands of young learners. When they engage with concepts like urban farming through future-focused thinking, they're not just growing food — they're cultivating innovation, resilience, and sustainability. 


It's powerful to imagine a generation that sees technology and nature not as opposites, but as partners in creating a better world.



CREATE

So what have they innovated?

A robot-controlled solar-powered, vertical farm installed inside a skyscraper. Flying cars and drones for crop care (watering, fertilizing, planting, harvesting, and delivering). 







  • Drone-assisted, flying cars for watering, fertilizing, harvesting etc.

  • A Super Machine inside a greenhouse with self-functioning machinery following the planting process

  • Robotic / Machine operated composting 

  • Integration with urban food delivery drones or flying cars and smart fridges

  • Vegetables/Fruits and all sorts of greens growing outside the buildings

  • Giant Sunflower - That supplies light for photosynthesis


STEM Week for preschoolers can be incredibly impactful, even at such an early age. While STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) may sound complex, introducing its concepts through play and exploration develops problem-solving skills, builds curiousity and love for learning and boosts creativity and imagination. 





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