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Author
NowThis Earth
Grades
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Subjects
Science, Biology, Health
Resource Type
Regional Focus
Global
Format
YouTube Video
- Synopsis
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- This video describes the use of fish waste to grow plants.
- Students learn what aquaponics is, how it works, and its benefits.
- Teaching Tips
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Positives
- The visuals aid understanding of the topic.
- Accompanying text highlights important parts from the video.
- It demystifies aquaponics for students.
Additional Prerequisites
- There may be an ad before the video.
Differentiation
- Teachers could use this video to explain nature’s cycle (nothing goes to waste in nature).
- Teachers could use this video to demonstrate the different ways climate change can be mitigated.
- Teachers could use this video in a biology class to introduce the topics of nutrient cycling, limiting nutrients, and eutrophication.
- Click here for a video on regenerative farming.
- Click here for a lesson plan on regenerative farming.
- Scientist Notes
- This resource shows how aquaponics could help combat climate change, improve the health of soil, fish, plants and humans. Students can learn about how this technique provides a win-win situation in combating food security and climate change. The resource is recommended for teaching.
- Standards
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This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.
- English Language Arts
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Speaking & Listening (K-12)
- SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
- SL.8.2 Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
- Science
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LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.
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ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- HS-ESS3-4. Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
- English Language Arts
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