When the students and professors arrive at their destination, they are surrounded by what truly looks like a wasteland. Cracked, dusty earth, a dull brown in color, puffs up with dust when anyone steps down on the ground. The shapes of the cracks in the ground resemble a tortoise shell, and all around them...for miles, is nothing. Absolutely nothing. Birds do not fly by, there are no animals in sight, and the dense quiet that surrounds them was truly eerie.

This land, ruined in some way by muggles, was for all intents and purposes a desert. The soil was unusable, if you could call the hard ground soil at all.

It is YOUR job, as a student attending this field trip, to do everything in your power to help this land get healthy again! The plants grafted in Herbology from before Christmas are off to the side, just waiting to be planted. A small tent is located next to the potted trees, and inside this tent is a box of supplies that Professor Flamsteed procured for some good ole’ fashioned soil analysis! Professor Moxley has provided some muggle tools to help with the planting stuff as well! So enjoy your LOVELY uniforms...and let’s get to work! Professor Myers has some topical potions to prevent sunburn! So get your potion and let’s gooooo!

the above map is for OOC reference only.
It is meant to serve as a guide to help you RP tasks appropriately.
landing site and tents with supplies are located on the edge of the map at the bottom
blue areas indicate not enough nitrogen
yellow areas indicate too much nitrogen
red areas indicate not enough carbon
brown areas are useable soil

☼ Tasks ☼

Soil Analysis

SPOILER!!: Steps

Located inside the tent you will find the following materials to be used for soil analysis: vials of identifying solution (presently clear will turn colors), plastic beakers, trowels, and small jars of powdered carbon. To perform a complete soil analysis you must perform the following steps:

• collect a trowel full of dirt and add to a beaker
• pour 1 cup of the solution into the beaker with the dirt and swirl it around 5 times clockwise
• point your wand at the mixture and say “Cibus Revelio” (solution will turn colors to indicate what that particular area needs most). The area has been sealed off and approved by the Ministry for underage wizards to perform magic.
• based on the color change, administer appropriate restoration effort
  • blue : plant a grafted plant (see directions below)
  • yellow : plant cabbage saplings (see directions below)
  • red : mix one tablespoon powdered carbon in with the soil sample and massage the solution back into the ground with your hands.
  • brown/remains unchanged: nothing needs done
  • overlapping colors
    : at the digression of the RPer

A minimum of 4 posts is required for this activity (preferably 2 posts in 2 different areas of the map)

Planting the Grafted Trees

SPOILER!!: Steps

The trees the grafted from the beginning of term are in a clump located on the right. This task requires a few steps in order to be considered completed. No magic is to be used during this portion. Use shovels, wear gloves, and keep hydrated as your work! These are still relatively small trees, but not as baby as they were in the beginning of term. Keep in the mind the grafted trees should only be planted where the ground is in need of NITROGEN [blue areas].The steps are as followed:

• Digging hole (with shovel)
• Unpotting tree
• Placing tree in ground
• Recovering with dirt (with shovel)
• Watering the tree once it’s in the ground

Have fun with this and interact with each other! Minimum of 2 posts required!

Planting Cabbage

SPOILER!!: Steps

On the opposite side of where the trees are located are a whole plow of cabbage saplings waiting to be planted in the ground! The cabbages are for ground where nitrogen is too rich because cabbages help reduce nitrogen in soil. Planting these plants is pretty similar planting the trees with slight differences. There are also some buckets of compost to help the cabbage and soil in these areas [yellow areas]. The cabbages are in biodegradable pots. The steps are as followed:

• Digging the hole (using a spade this time, cabbages are little!)
• Mix compost into the soil in the hole
• Wet the cabbage
• Tear the bottom off of biodegradable pot
• Place cabbage in the hole
• Fill in hole
• Water those baby cabbages!

Again, have fun with this! Get messy, interact with each other, ask questions, complain. Minimum of 2 posts required!

⌦Lesson Progression
▸ question: how do humans destroy the environment?
▸ happening: grab a portkey!
▸ happening: 48 hour warning

OOC:
Please be familiar with Professor Flamsteed's, Professor Myers', and Professor Moxley's rules before attending. All SnitchSeeker site rules apply.