Lesson 4 Go Green Together
My Science Project: Home Aquaponics
What are you ____?
I’m reading an ____ about aquaponics.
It’s a way of growing plants ____ soil.
We can also grow plants and raise fish in just one ____.
Is that ____?
____ see. I’m going to try it at home for my science project.
____, bacteria, and plants are the main parts of aquaponics.
After you feed the fish, they produce ____.
The waste is turned into food for the ____ by bacteria.
The plants ____ the water by consuming the food.
This process is repeated ____ and again!
Home Aquaponics
How ____ I make an aquaponics system at home?
____ is aquaponics good?
I made holes in the bottom of a ____.
Then I put small ____ and plants in it.
I made a big ____ in the lid of the fish tank and put the pot in the hole.
I fixed the pot in place with ____.
I made ____ hole in the lid and put a tube through it.
I put a water pump in the fish ____.
I used the tube to connect the ____ to the pot.
I filled the ____ tank with water and put some fish in it.
Then I turned on the ____.
Results
From this ____, I grew my plants and raised fish with aquaponics.
I just fed the ____, but the plants have grown 17 centimeters in three months.
The fish stay healthy and the water is clean ____ the time.
Some important things about aquaponics were learned ____ this experiment.
First, water is saved because the plants ____ need watering.
Second, it is good for the environment ____ no chemicals are used.
____, you can do aquaponics anywhere because it doesn’t need much space.
Some farmers ____ aquaponics to produce vegetables and raise fish.
They choose aquaponics because it is far easier ____ traditional gardening.
Also, it is a much more productive way of ____ food.
The plants grow much faster ____ plants in soil, and it saves space.
I hope ____ food is produced in this way in the future because it is healthy for us and the environment.