A better way to fertilize
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:36 What are the four things a plant needs to grow? What is the one thing plants can’t get on their own? Why do we use fertilizer?
- 01:02 Name one positive thing fertilizer has done for our food supply and one negative side effect of making and using fertilizer.
- 01:11 What form of pollution is mentioned by Karsten Temme, CEO of Pivot Bio, in the video, and how does it compare to carbon dioxide?
- 01:47 What is a possible replacement for fertilizer that is already in our soil? Why can’t we use this naturally occurring part of soil to grow enough food and stop using fertilizer?
- 02:16 How does Pivot Bio get plants the nitrogen they need without using fertilizer?