Science 7 --Hydroponics
Mastery Objective: Students will be able to use a variety of online sources to gather information on the design of hydroponics systems.
Dr.Franklin, Electronic Advisor
Directions: Students will gather information from the resource links below to complete the 'placemat' activity.
Directions for Day 1 of Research
- Open link for note taking template- Benefits. Click 'Enable Editing' in the yellow bar at the top of the page.
- Choose a link to research on webpage that relates to the topic on your template.
- Find information that you think works best for the topic and copy it.
- Paste what you copied on the template in the 'Notes' column.
- Then write in your own words in the 'Your explanation' column.
- Copy website you used and paste it on template in the 'Source' column.
- Repeat these steps to add more notes to the 'Benefits' template.
- Follow the same process for the other templates until you are finished.
Resources:
Handouts
Note Taking Template --Benefits
Note Taking Template --Estimated Costs
Note Taking Template -- Nutrients
Note Taking Template -- Plant Food
Note Taking Template-- Types of Materials
Videos:
Living With the Land, EPCOT
Living With the Land Ride, part 2
MCPS Online Resources
Britannica Online School Edition
Roof to Table - Hydroponics Makes it Possible - video
General Hydroponics Information
Exploring Classroom Hydroponics
Examples of Hydroponics Systems
Exploring Classroom Hydroponics
Information on Growing Basil
How to Grow a Garden with Hydroponics Basil
Hydroponics Basil: Fresh Italian at Your Fingertips
How Water Enters a Plant