Lesson 4 Go Green Together
My Science Project: Home Aquaponics
What are ____ reading?
I’m reading an article ____ aquaponics.
It’s a way of growing plants without ____.
We can also grow plants and raise fish in ____ one system.
Is that ____?
We’ll ____. I’m going to try it at home for my science project.
____, bacteria, and plants are the main parts of aquaponics.
After ____ feed the fish, they produce waste.
The waste is turned into food for the plants by ____.
The plants ____ the water by consuming the food.
This process is ____ again and again!
Home Aquaponics
____ can I make an aquaponics system at home?
Why is ____ good?
I made holes in the bottom of a ____.
____ I put small stones and plants in it.
I made a big hole in the ____ of the fish tank and put the pot in the hole.
I ____ the pot in place with clay.
I ____ another hole in the lid and put a tube through it.
I put a water pump in the fish ____.
I ____ the tube to connect the pump to the pot.
I filled the fish tank with water and put some ____ in it.
Then I turned on the ____.
Results
From this experiment, I grew my ____ and raised fish with aquaponics.
I just fed the fish, but the plants have ____ 17 centimeters in three months.
The fish stay healthy and the water is clean all the ____.
Some important things about aquaponics were learned from this ____.
First, water is saved because the plants don’t need ____.
Second, it is good for the environment ____ no chemicals are used.
Finally, you can do aquaponics anywhere because it doesn’t ____ much space.
Some farmers use ____ to produce vegetables and raise fish.
They choose ____ because it is far easier than traditional gardening.
Also, it is a much more productive way of ____ food.
The plants grow much faster than plants in soil, and it ____ space.
I hope ____ food is produced in this way in the future because it is healthy for us and the environment.