Hydroponics Lab

• Grades: 3-8
• Number of Students: 1 student per kit; can also be shared by pairs or small groups
• Number of Lessons: 16 experiments
• Hours of Content: Not specified; growing activities take place over multiple days or weeks
• Additional Resources: Experiment Manual

Highlights:

There’s no watering, no soil – and yet your greenhouse slowly fills with vegetables. Find out how it works, become a botanical sleuth, and enjoy your homegrown vegetables with Hydroponics Lab. This kit includes everything you need to build your very own hydroponic greenhouse and grow three different varieties of salad greens. You’ll learn how to help your plants thrive, how to sort your seeds and identify seedlings, and how to use your harvest to make delicious and healthy dishes.

A fun and engaging introduction to hydroponic gardening
Contains an easy-to-assemble hydroponic greenhouse, cotton balls and wicks, a pipette, a magnifying glass, a measuring cup, and a seed packet containing three different types of salad greens.

A 32-page, full-color manual guides you through the entire process, from assembling your greenhouse to planting your seeds, tending your plants, and harvesting and using your salad greens

What’s Included:

• 1x Greenhouse floor
• 1x Greenhouse base
• 1x Greenhouse lid
• 4x Greenhouse columns
• 4x Greenhouse side panels
• 1 Cotton wick
• 6x Cotton balls
• 1 packet - Seed mix (lettuce, chard, and arugula)
• 1x Magnifying glass
• 1x Measuring cup
• 1x Pipette
• 1x Silicone tube
• 1x Tweezers
• 1 (32 pages) - Full-color experiment manual
  

Technology Requirements/Specifications:

• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 11.5 x 3.5 in.
• Product Weight: 1.1 lbs.
• Manual Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.3 in.

Special Notes and Considerations:

You will also need:

• Scissors
• ruler
• water
• pen
• glue
• tape
• parchment paper
• chamomile tea
• airtight container
• common kitchen utensils
• baking ingredients

⚠WARNING: 

CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.