Materials List: Engineering a Hydroponic System to Feed a Class!

Each group needs:

Various recycled materials for students to use in their prototyping. Items may include:

  • clean and dried plastic food containers (such as yogurt containers or milk jugs).

Various inexpensive materials for students to use in their prototyping. Items may include:

  • colanders
  • duct tape, masking tape, adhesives
  • pipe cleaners
  • plastic containers of all shapes and sizes
  • tubing
  • wooden sticks
  • zip ties

For the whole class to share:

  • timer (or alarm, watch, cell phone timer)
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