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GROW
GROW
Week 3 (Module 1)
Week 3 (Module 1)
Lab 1.1: Carbon footprint champions
Lab 1.1: Carbon footprint champions
What's a carbon footprint?
Have you ever wondered how the food you eat gets onto your plate? Do you know what a ‘carbon footprint’ is?
A carbon footprint is the total amount of harmful greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide or methane, created by the products we use and the actions we take. When greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, it contributes to climate change. So, the smaller your footprint – the friendlier it is for the planet!
Food for thought
The way we grow, raise, make, move, eat, store, and waste our food has a huge impact on climate change. Globally, the food production cycle is responsible for about 25% of greenhouse gases released.
Lab 1.2: Sensor Time Trial
Lab 1.2: Sensor Time Trial
Watch the following video for how to use your sensors.
FUTURE FARMS
FUTURE FARMS
Week 4 (Module 2)
Week 4 (Module 2)
Lab 2.1: Microgreen Trial One
Lab 2.1: Microgreen Trial One
Let’s sow the seeds of our first batch of microgreens! Follow the tips from the video and the instructions in your lab book. Remember to name and label your grow trays.
Watch the following video for tips when sowing your microgreens.
Lab 2.2 Daily Data
Lab 2.2 Daily Data
Measure the conditions and the growth of your plants carefully using your sensors, as well as your five senses. Make sure you check on your microgreens every school day!
Reminder!
Get prepped for next module by bringing in recyclable materials for your grow house and some ingredients to make compost tea. These could be things like banana skins, green tea, epsom salt, baking soda or any other fruit and vege scraps you may have left in your lunchbox. Be careful with what you choose – some scraps may harm your greens, so it pays to do your research.
FLOURISH
FLOURISH
Week 5 (Module 3)
Week 5 (Module 3)
Using recycled plastic is an accessible material that is efficient in trapping heat. To draw out
How grow houses work:
Large scale grow houses are made out of glass or plastic which is how they stay warm. This is because solar radiation (sunlight) can easily pass through glass/plastic, which heats the plants inside. But thermal radiation (the heat) cannot easily pass through glass/plastic which means it gets trapped in the grow house.
Therefore, grow houses essentially harvest the sun rays and convert them into trapped heat.
Location : Your microgreens will grow best in a sunny spot. Try and put all of the grow houses by a window and rotate them every couple of days to maximise sun exposure.
See example below of what a grow house could look like...
Watering: Try to mist the grow mat as opposed to the top of the microgreens to keep it moist. Ensure that it is damp at all times, but not saturated, as this may kill the microgreens or attract mould. To protect microgreens over the weekend, make sure they are watered well on a Friday.
Location P.2 : It does not matter where the microgreens are placed while they are germinating. When your plants have begun to sprout their first leaves, remove the cover and ensure they’re in a well-lit location. You may want to add your microgreens to a grow house earlier to maximise their light exposure.
You should be able to observe the shoots changing colour once exposed to light.
A reminder that if it’s meant to be a sunny weekend, leaving your microgreens by the window can dry them out!
Making nutrients
Purpose: All plants need a balance of minerals for their overall health and strength. Plants usually get these minerals from the nutrients that naturally occur in soil. So, when you grow plants hydroponically, you need to add nutrients yourself.
Talk with your group and discuss what nutrient mix you will use. See the chart below to help you decide.
Week 5
ANALYSE
ANALYSE
Week 6 (Module 4)
Week 6 (Module 4)
Data Dig
Data Dig
The purpose of calculating range is to see whether you managed to maintain a controlled growing environment for their microgreens. In a controlled growing environment, you should expect little fluctuation in your data sets. Therefore, if the range is a large number, there was fluctuation in the data, and the environmental conditions were not controlled.
Choose one of your quantitative data sets to plot on the line graph template supplied in your lab books. You can do this with their humidity, temperature, or light data.
2. Along the horizontal x axis, you need to plot the days you collected data for.
3. Along the vertical y axis, you should plot the numbers from one of your quantitative data sets.
4. Then plot your results by marketing an x in the right place for each day, and drawing a line to connect each x.
Graph Example
Graph Example
If your growing environment was controlled, the data should have minimal fluctuation, and the line should be relatively flat.
Grow house glow-up
Grow house glow-up
Read some of the suggestions on the side to help with your design.
INNOVATE
INNOVATE
Week 7 (Module 5)
Week 7 (Module 5)
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATE
Week 8 (Module 6)
Week 8 (Module 6)
Please allocate one group member to make a copy of the slides. This group member will then need to share these slides with all members of the group.
As we progress through the term, your group will need to add your findings to these slides.
Everything that is highlighted YELLOW needs to be completed.
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