This Farming Method Grows Crops with Fish Poop
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Biology
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What it is
- This video describes the use of fish waste to grow plants and the farm as the local community space.
- Students learn what aquaponics is, how it works, and its benefits.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video is brief, but provides a clear picture of aquaponics.
- The farmer speaking in the video is very passionate about what they do.
Prerequisites
- There may be an ad before the video.
- It may benefit students to have an understanding of traditional agriculture.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Science teachers can connect this topic to climate change by talking about the impacts of climate change on freshwater availability and how traditional agriculture impacts the climate.
- Teachers can use this video to explain nature’s cycle (nothing goes to waste in nature).
- Biology teachers can use this video in a biology class to introduce the topics of nutrient cycling, limiting nutrients, and eutrophication.
- Click here for a video on regenerative farming.
- Click here for a lesson plan on regenerative farming.
From the scientist review
This resource shows how aquaponics could help combat climate change, improve the health of soil, fish, plants and humans. Students can learn about how this technique provides a win-win situation in combating food security and climate change. The resource is recommended for teaching.
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