| Research Question | We have decided to test which way of planting is the best between hydroponics, aquaponics, or the conventional way of planting. We came up with the question because we were curious to see which way of planting would be best to grow. |
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| Predictions | We predict that the aquaponics will work best. The fish will benefit the growth of the plant as the plants will benefit the fish because the fish's waste will be used as a good fertilizer and the plant will purify the fish's environment. Which will cause everything to grow. |
| Experimental Design | Our plan is to figure out which way of planning is the best.We will test a hydroponics, aquaponics, and the conventional way of planting. For the hydroponic we have used a cut gallon, rockwool, and styrofoam. For the aquaponics we used the same size gallon, a aquarium filter, 4 freshwater fish, rockwool, and styrofoam. We will measure the growth of the plant and the water temperature. We will keep the watering and feeding of the fish constant. We will use our science notebooks to record our data. |
| Conclusion | We can claim that the fish will be a good use to the plants as the plants will benefit the fish. The possible explanation is that the waste from the fish will be used as a fertilizer and the plant will purify the living environment for the fish. |
| Investigation Theme | AFW |
| Grade Level | High School Students (Grades 9,10,11,12) |
| School Name | Mendota High School |
| Session | Spring 2019 |
| About this Project | Students truly went above and beyond working through their projects and thought outside of the box comparing plant growth differences between hydroponics, aquaponics and convention farming. They also maintained a clean and clear notebook throughout the project and responded to their mentor numerous times. This team provides a great example of how to consistently communicate with your mentor and grow from them. They also demonstrate what a well illustrated notebook looks like. In science it is important to provide visuals with your findings so that others can follow along or see what you are seeing. This team also thought outside of the box and went beyond just using soil as a medium to grow their radishes in. |