Grade 4 : Hydroponic Garden

As part of our Where We Are in Space and Time unit, Grade 4 students created a hydroponics garden as part of an investigation into living in outer space. Students built everything from the ground up. Beginning only with a long pipe and miscellaneous parts, students worked in groups to envision the garden. Each class then built the garden based on the designs of the students they voted for. Students sawed, drilled, and assembled the pieces with the help of teachers. They then planted, grew, and maintained the plants that are growing the garden. The connections they made helped define what it will take for students to colonize other places in the solar system, as well as understand the challenges of living in space.