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Project due on Wednesday, January 20

Engineering a hydroponics system for home use 

You will:

**Design a hydroponics system for your home

**Research types and choose one, or design some new or combined version to grow food at home

**Create a blueprint based on research to suit your chosen location

**Build a model or working prototype

**Explain how it works and how plants needs are met

Rubric for final design:

3:

Blueprint of design, that reflects changes based on feedback from design team. Neat and easy to understand how it works.

Label items and their purpose on the blueprint.

You have built a model or prototype (working model) of the proposed design.

Explain why you chose the system that you did, and reasons that the other systems were not chosen.

(You can use the graphic organizer or integrate into your presentation.)

Be prepared to share your design with the class.

4:

All of the above is done.

You have gone deeper into one or more of the following:

A.  Nutrients and plant choice

You have a detailed plan for nutrients, lighting, and system monitoring. You have a clear idea of what crops you will grow and why those will be grown together. This would require research into nutrient needs of various crops.

B.   Engineering/building:

You have created an “instruction manual” for the building of the model, which clearly explains steps and reasons for steps along the way.  You can draw, video, storyboard, or other to do this.

C.   Global Applications:

You research and share current and proposed technologies and their use in addressing hunger and drought issues in the world.

D.  Other: see me if you have other ideas that peak your interest: hydroponics in the world, business models, space use, history.