There's something green growing in the Harvard Public School science room, and it's getting kids excited. Through the Cultivate ACCESS Program at UNL, HPS Science teacher Jodi Bahr purchased a hydroponics tower, which grows plants using a water-based nutrient solution instead of soil.
Bahr said the kids have been excited about the tower, which arrived about three weeks ago, and she's excited to watch students experience the plant growth, harvesting the plants, and expanding their taste pallets by eating the plants.
The tower stands about six feet tall and features two individual towers on a base. Each tower has a spot for a plant cube, and in each spot there is a black tube that filters water to the plant.
Water is filtered from the bottom of the tower a couple of times a day, and needs to be changed every few weeks. Bahr said hydroponics is a growing industry, so it'll be nice to have the tower available for students to see the progress of plant growth.
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