Georgia elementary classes in third through fifth grades are encouraged to put their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills to work by entering the Fall 2025 STEM Challenge: Grow More with Less. Special education classes, homeschool groups and community or after-school groups with third through fifth-grade students are also invited to participate.
Elementary classes taking part in this challenge will learn how to design a hydroponic system that grows food using nutrient-rich water instead of soil and household or classroom items in a limited space. Students will create their own hydroponic system to grow vegetables and herbs. As part of the challenge, students will document their observations in journals and video the process of designing the system and the plant growth.
Each participating team will be asked to answer the questions: "What is hydroponics? How do you engineer a hydroponic system, and What can I grow?"
The STEM challenge asks participating classes to complete the provided lesson plan and activities, then create a video presentation - no longer than five minutes - that demonstrates what the students have learned about hydroponics. Class presentations must be uploaded to YouTube for judging by Nov. 21.
Read more at Grice Connect
