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Growing a Hydroponic Garden

iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

Agriculture has always been one of the building blocks of human civilization. Humanity has changed a lot since civilization first began, and that includes the way we grow our plants. In this Growing a Hydroponic Garden PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, students will explore different agricultural structures and incorporate emerging resources to cultivate a technologically enhanced botanical space. Students will also tackle challenges like growing plants in space-conscious environments for a rapidly growing population, and together discover the future of sustainable gardening.
  • Grade Band: 9-12
  • Primary Focus: Ecology, Engineering
  • Secondary Focus: STEM
  • Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
  • Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), Hydroponics Units, AR/VR, Physical Computing , Data Loggers
  • Teq Product Alignment: Formlabs, ClassVR, Makerbot, Shaper, Ultimaker, xTool
  • Academic Alignment: Coding, Hydroponics, Science, STEM, Engineering
  • CTE Alignment: Construction, Agriculture
An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).
Here is a sample content standard for this iBlock:
Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems. (NGSS: HS-ESS3-4)