Hydroponics Challenge

How can we feed billions of people on Planet Earth and still have a biosphere that supports human life?  

Part 1: Photosynthesis and Respiration Training 

Create your WISE Account:

• 1. Go to the Register page (wise.berkeley.edu/join) and click on Student.

  2. Choose to "Sign up with Google" (you will use your 08*****@gg.pasd.wednet.edu). 

  3. Enter your gender, birth month and birth day then click "Create Account."

  4. When prompted, click the button to "Sign in with Google."

Start working on the "Photosynthesis and Respiration 2025" project:

• 1. Click on the "Add Unit" button at the top right of the Student Home Page.

  2. Enter the proper access code based on your preference:

     1. For the "Modified" version enter Access Code Hyena0360 

     2. For the "Simple" version enter Access Code Parrot0725

     3. For the "Standard" version enter Access Code Boa9142 

  3. Choose your science class period and click "Add".

  4. The "Photosynthesis and Respiration 2025" project will be added to your list.

  5. Click "Launch" to open the project and work through all of the steps.

Continue working on the "Photosynthesis and Respiration 2025" project:

• 1. Log into WISE with your student account on the Student Home Page.

  2. The "Photosynthesis and Respiration 2025" project will be in your list.

  3. Click "Launch" to open the project and work through all of the steps.

As a class, watch the first half of the vertical farm video from 4.2 of the WISE training.

Part 2: Hydroponics Challenge

Once you have finished your WISE training, move on to the steps below.

Go to science class -> Classwork in classroom.google.com.

Click on "Hydroponics Challenge" then the "Hydroponics Challenge" Google Doc.  

This is a shared document that you and your table mates have editing access to. 

You will work through & be graded on the following steps (grading rubrics here & in Google Doc - See exemplary past sample here).

1. Identify Problem and Challenge (Specifications & Constraints)

2. Develop Knowledge

3. Explore Ideas (Ideate Solutions)

4. Build Prototype

5. Test and Evaluate Design

6. Refine Design 

Here is a non-editable sample of the Hydroponics Challenge Design document.

Hydroponics Challenge Extension (*): Maintain your Design

Keep all of your bean plants alive in your hydroponic design(s) until after Spring Break.  Record data each week on size and condition of all plants.