Coconut and Durian Risk Mapping Study

by Eric Gonzalez-Payne

Grade 8Ages 13 to 14·Design and geography·Worksheet
Coconut and Durian Risk Mapping Study

Height, mass, frequency, exposure and consequence, mapped and calculated.

The physics is real and grade eight can do it. Energy on impact from a known mass at a known height, combined with how often people are underneath, gives a risk figure that supports an actual decision.

The page has the survey method, the calculations, a risk map and a control recommendation. It also covers why the intuitive response, cutting everything down, is usually wrong, and why scheduled harvesting and exclusion during fruiting achieve more for less.

Eric Gonzalez-Payne

Eric Gonzalez-Payne

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Ed.M. in Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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