Hydroponics Connect
to STEM
Hydroponics-based
STEM program
The current body of research demonstrates that gardens significantly enhance learning through experiential education. They foster a sense of community. They also increase teacher satisfaction, as educators report higher preparedness and job fulfilment levels. School gardens also improve student engagement and academic performance, especially in low-performing schools.
Our Impact
Embark on a journey in the magic portal
HydroConnect provides you with everything needed to run a successful hydroponics program in your school. All necessary start-up materials and teacher supports are provided.
Content: NGSS Aligned Curriculum, downloadable resources, 1 commercial hydroponics unit, 19 tabletop hydroponics units, and more
Community: Access to our community through our Magic Garden Portal
Coaching: Access to virtual workshops and virtual 1:1 help from a Green Our Planet Coach
What is Hydroponics
Are you keen to create a garden program at your school/library or workplace?
Portal
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Resources
We give the gift of knowledge, knowhow, tools and a helping hand every chance we get through various training and workshops for educators to learn how to maintain their school garden and hydroponics systems.
K-5 STEM Hydroponics Curriculum
In 2019, Green Our Planet became the first school garden program in the United States to be accredited by STEMworks. STEMworks,is a national organization that conducts a rigorous evaluation process that validates educational programs or institutions for their adherence to high standards in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
What is Hydroponics?
What is Hydroponics
Hydroponics is the science of cultivating plants in a nutrient-rich solution instead of soil, where the water does the “work” of delivering nutrients to the plant’s roots. Because the roots are bathed in a nutrient solution, there is constant nourishment for the plants.
Manage Everything
Most hydroponic systems are kept indoors, which allows students to improve plant production by controlling the temperature and lighting schedules.
Students can also control the pH and nutrients of the nutrient solution to make sure plants get the exact nourishment they need.
Grow Vegetables Anywhere
Since hydroponic gardens don’t require soil and can be kept indoors, they are perfect for schools that can’t grow plants outside in the winter. Indoor, climate-controlled hydroponic systems make food production and education possible any time of the year in any weather condition.
Where We Grow
Green Our Planet Inspiring Growth Across America
Discover Boundless Wonder
Every school enrolled in our Hydroponics Program receives the support of a Green Our Planet Hydroponic Coordinator. The coordinator guides each school through the process of creating a sustainable hydroponics program and trains the teachers and students to set up and maintain their hydroponic gardens.
Testimonials
Katie Decker
Former Magnet School Principal
Kristi Overgaard
Chief Awesomeness Officer, Switch
What matters most to you?
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