Hydroponics

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/movies/agriculture_movies.php

With only so much good farmland available worldwide, one of the challenges of feeding an expanding population is finding alternative ways to grow crops. Show your students one possible solution--a hydroponic "lettuce factory" that produces over 50,000 heads of lettuce every week.

Running time 2:24 minutes. Available by subscription.

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Date Of Record Release	2010-09-04 18:07:20
Description	With only so much good farmland available worldwide, one of the challenges of feeding an expanding population is finding alternative ways to grow crops. Show your students one possible solution--a hydroponic "lettuce factory" that produces over 50,000 heads of lettuce every week. Running time 2:24 minutes. Available by subscription.
Classification	Agriculture -- Water Education and Training Resources -- Texts, Manuals, Other Media -- Earth and Water Agriculture -- Sustainable Practices Education and Training Resources -- Elementary level Education and Training Resources -- High school level Education and Training Resources -- Intermediate or middle school level
Resource Type	Case Study Classroom Activity Curriculum Presentation/Demo
Format	Visual/Slides/Film
Subject	Teaching--Aids and devices Agriculture--Study and teaching Education--Curricula
Source	The Futures Channel
Keyword	Film, Movie, STEM
Selector	Selection Committee
Date Of Record Creation	2010-09-04 18:02:28
Education Level	Intermediate (3-5) Middle (6-8) High School (9-12)
Date Last Modified	2010-09-08 16:40:19
Language	English

Date Record Checked: 2010-09-04 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF)

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