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title: "CERCA Now: Sustainable Farming"
description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week!
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# [CERCA Now: Sustainable Farming](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/sustainable-farming)

 Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | June 07, 2022

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## ELEMENTARY

Seaweed Solution

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## MIDDLE

Hydroponics and the Environmental Impact of Gardening

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## HIGH SCHOOL

Farming in the Sky

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#### ELEMENTARY

Can hydroponic farming help fight climate change?

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#### MIDDLE

Why are trees helpful to urban spaces?

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#### HIGH SCHOOL

Why is a new "agricultural revolution" necessary for the survival of humans and planet Earth?

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## GRADE LEVELS 3-12

Leaders from around the world convened at the COP26 Climate Summit to discuss our collective environmental future. What do students need to know to understand the decisions that came out of COP26?

With this week’s set of slides focused on the carbon cycle, we give students the tools and resources to engage as astute participants in conversations about climate.

[CERCA Slides |](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ovl3LdS9lGEJYJIhh7gaWIk0JIC-ANIuUFvq2mzaXi4/edit?utm_campaign=Q1-2022-CERCA%20Now&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9n9GImQk1USPaZqg1cRj1IbsOjWJrceCYdBdmnqv6OKbOMBvSHHX-DBVlBfZ0WV752kdbX#slide=id.gc6fa901f75_0_0) [Student Guides](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-lsrr6aChg43QjNMNA-fV-ihMLmqYEq/edit?utm_campaign=Q1-2022-CERCA%20Now&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9n9GImQk1USPaZqg1cRj1IbsOjWJrceCYdBdmnqv6OKbOMBvSHHX-DBVlBfZ0WV752kdbX) | [Pear Deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fUGT1ca3e8DMEetM8re84OQu3n9DOTFyaMWMO2IdAkw/edit?utm_campaign=Q1-2022-CERCA%20Now&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9n9GImQk1USPaZqg1cRj1IbsOjWJrceCYdBdmnqv6OKbOMBvSHHX-DBVlBfZ0WV752kdbX#slide=id.gd6d05cd111_0_2)

 

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