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