Indoor Gardens for Experiential Learning in Classrooms Using Wick Hydroponics
Program:
Center for Leadership Education
Project Description:
Our team has developed a wick hydroponic plant system that is low-maintenance, successfully grows basil seedlings, and accounts for low light environments with an LED grow light. Wick hydroponics works through capillary action. The hydroponic wick draws the nutrient solution up to the soil, ensuring the seeds and roots don’t dry out. This allows for our solution to be low maintenance and only require changing the nutrient solution every 2 weeks to accommodate the busy schedules of teachers and allow them to leave the plant system over the weekend and for school breaks. Additionally, along with the plant system, we include a set of instructions and supplemental activities for increased student involvement and integration into the science curriculum.
Team Members
Project Mentors, Sponsors, and Partners
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Anne Rosenthal
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Laura Menyuk
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Laura Genello
