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Great Lakes Aquarium > Education > K-12 Learning > Teacher Resource Center > What? No Soil
An assortment of teaching kit items: pvc pipes, foam insulation, cotton balls, calcium nitrate, exacto knives, pens, and more

What? No Soil

Topics: Ecosystems Gardening

Skills: Compare and Contrast Data Collection Observation

Grade Levels: Grades 6-8

Resource Types: Kits

Settings: Indoors

After learning the five basic requirements of plant growth, discuss terms related to hydroponics. Then, build and maintain hydroponic units out of soda bottles!

What? No Soil Lesson Plan

Minnesota Science Standards:
6.1.2.1

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