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Students will utilize household items to grow plants from seeds using a nutrient-rich water solution. Without traditional soil, students will pick a vegetable, and use a simple hydroponic method as a way to begin building a food garden.
The Energy Coalition will send you a growing medium (coconut coir or gravel), aluminum foil or construction paper, seeds (leafy greens or tomatoes), and plant nutrient additives to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will observe the growth cycle from germination to harvest and understand what a plant needs to grow, connect food production for consumption, and explain natural systems' interconnectedness.
Suggested Teaching Time: 40 minutes
NGSS Standards: 3-LS4-4., 4-ESS3-2., 5-ESS3-1.
Students will utilize household items to grow plants from seeds using a nutrient-rich water solution. Without traditional soil, students will pick a vegetable, and use a simple hydroponic method as a way to begin building a food garden.
The Energy Coalition will send you a growing medium (coconut coir or gravel), aluminum foil or construction paper, seeds (leafy greens or tomatoes), and plant nutrient additives to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will observe the growth cycle from germination to harvest and understand what a plant needs to grow, connect food production for consumption, and explain natural systems' interconnectedness.
Suggested Teaching Time: 40 minutes
NGSS Standards: 3-LS4-4., 4-ESS3-2., 5-ESS3-1.