From Fish to Dish update

5^th grade students are watching aquaponics in Ms. Smith’s classroom.  They planted lettuce in peat pods in October and moved the seedlings to the aquaponics towers in November.  Most of the lettuce is thriving, drawing water from the goldfish tank underneath.  The plant water is fertilized by the fish waste and is then filtered and cleaned as it runs through the wicking and pods in the tower.  A few plants have withered and the water was adjusted, but most are growing.  We have also discussed whether natural light would be helpful in increasing growth since so far, the towers have received light from indoor plant lights only. Students think it’s cool that we aren’t using a lot of water, but just recycling the same water.  Students are researching the benefits of aquaponics in writing class and will be writing persuasive arguments for or against this modern farming technique, which, if successful, holds promise for feeding people in areas with small land and water resources.

5^th grade students are watching aquaponics in Ms. Smith’s classroom.  They planted lettuce in peat pods in October and moved the seedlings to the aquaponics towers in November.  Most of the lettuce is thriving, drawing water from the goldfish tank underneath.  The plant water is fertilized by the fish waste and is then filtered and cleaned as it runs through the wicking and pods in the tower.  A few plants have withered and the water was adjusted, but most are growing.  We have also discussed whether natural light would be helpful in increasing growth since so far, the towers have received light from indoor plant lights only. Students think it’s cool that we aren’t using a lot of water, but just recycling the same water.  Students are researching the benefits of aquaponics in writing class and will be writing persuasive arguments for or against this modern farming technique, which, if successful, holds promise for feeding people in areas with small land and water resources.

Second grade growing greenery

Second grade has had some successes and some failures when it comes to growing greenery! Some have grown and lived and some have not been so lucky. Some have decided not to grow at all. But we learn from it all! We are watching our plants closely, making sure they get what they need to grow healthy and strong. We are beginning to learn about weather and will be investigating how weather affects plant growth....hopefully we will continue to have more successes! Here we are checking the growth of our plants. Looking good!

Engineering Bird's Nests!

Today during their STEM special, Ms. E's class learned about how birds build nests. We then went outside to engineer our own! We all had jobs and did our best to help our team. We are learning how to collaborate and listen to everyone's ideas in our group :)

4th Grade says: Lights, Camera, ACTION!!!

Hear what Leo has to say about the 4th grade hydroponics farm wall!!