Aquaponics - Dr. Annette M. Parrott

20 Pages·2015·2.24 MB·English

by  Annette Parrott

Aquaponics
A Dr. adventure into sustainability
in the Classroom
Aquaponics
Aquaculture Hydroponics
• What is it? • What is it?
• What are the pros? • What are the pros?
• What are the cons? • What are the cons?
TED:Aquaponics
Methods of Aquaponics
Media Filled Beds Nutrient Film Technique Deep Water Culture/Raft
In a raft system the plants are
• A media-filled bed system • Nutrient rich water is pumped
grown on Polystyrene boards
uses a tank or container that down small enclosed gutters,
is filled with gravel, perlite or the water flowing down the (rafts) that float on top of
another media for the plant gutter is only a very thin film. water. Most often, this is in a
bed. This bed is periodically Plants sit in small plastic cups
tank separate from the fish
flooded with water from the allowing their roots to access
tank. Water flows continuously
fish tank. The water then the water and absorb the
from the fish tank, through
drains back to the fish tank. nutrients.
filtration components, through
All waste, including the
the raft tank where the plants
solids, is broken down within
are grown and then back to the
.
the plant bed
fish tank.
What type of System?
Google Keyword Searches:
• “Window Farms”
• “Window Gardens”
• “Bottle Gardens”
• “Apartment Aquaponics”
• “Indoor Aquaponics”
• “Tabletop Aquaponics”

1.Pick your group members.
• You may work alone
• Maximum of 4 people in a group. (Make sure you choose wisely as you will sink or swim
together)
• Create a group name
2. Determine what you will grow.
3. Determine what supplies will be needed.
• Containers: Fish container, Plant Container, Bacteria Container (Medium)
• Organisms: Fish, plants/seeds, bacteria
• Misc: Light, pump, air stone, tubing, clamps etc.
4. Sketch your labeled aquaponics design
5. Create a list of supplies, and directions for assembling your system
6. Determine who will bring what and add that to your list.
Email me a link to your Post (cc group members) of the following to your social media site by
Friday 1/23/15
1. What is the purpose of this investigation/experiment?
2. Generate a hypothesis.
3. What kind of qualitative data will you collect?
• (Descriptions: what you did/what you observed)
4. What kind of quantitative data will you collect?
• (What you measured; pH, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, gas bubbles, water level, growth in cm)
5. When/how often will you collect it?
6. How will you record your data?
7. Where will you document your progress for the scientific community?
• create a webpage/wikispace/glogster or some multi-media presentation of your ecosystem and results of your
experiment
8. How will you report your final data to the scientific community?
9. How will you know your experiment is a success?
10. Take and post a “before” picture of your set up