Hydroponics in Disney

See how Disney's EPCOT grows food with hydroponics and aquaponics!

Do Now Read the infographic below and answer the questions that follow Activity: Summarize the Infographic An infographic is an image that contains information. We use infographics frequently in science. In the space below I would like you to write a paragraph summary of the infographic. A paragraph is comprised; or made of, 5 sentences. Your summary should contain what you find to be the most important information presented in the image. Disney World Living with the Land attraction is a boat ride whose focus is primarily on agriculture and new techniques and technology for making agriculture more environmentally-friendly and efficient. Let's learn a bit more about some of the amazing things happening in EPCOT Walt Disney How Walt Disney World’s Farm Grows the Most Magical Produce on Earth Mrs. B Reading Article.webm Follow along while Mrs. Bradbury Reads the article 1- Disney’s “tomato tree,” set the record for the largest and most productive tomato plant in the world when it produced how many tomatoes in a 16-month period? about 2,700 around 15,000 over 27,000 2- Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using _. just water and nutrients growing crops in the soil periodical sprays with a fine mist of atomized nutrients combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, or fish farming 3- Aquaponics is a method of growing plants using _. just water and nutrients growing crops in the soil periodical sprays with a fine mist of atomized nutrients combination of hydroponics and aquaculture, or fish farming 4- Epcot has partnered with NASA to pioneer new ways of growing food using what method? Aquaponics Hydroponics, and Aeroponics Aquaponics Hydroponics, Aeroponics and Aquaponics Aeroponics Hydroponics and Aquaponics Living with the Land boat Ride.webm Click on the link to ride along front seat! Living with the Land Ride Reflection That was a cool ride! Sure, it wasn't a rollercoaster; but it was very informative. Take a moment and reflect on the video. Your reflection can include, observations made, questions you have about the ride specifically, questions you have about this type of farming. Behind the Seeds.webm Welcome to EPCOT! Watch the video to take a look into the biotech lab. Here you will learn a little bit about natural pest control. Listen to your guide explain the dangers of leaf miner flies and how they can damage the leaf of plants. If you've ever seen thin white lines spreading through your plants at home, it's possibly baby leaf miners that crawl and chew at plant leaves. She will then explain how the scientists at Disney use parasitoid wasp to fight off the leaf miners as a way of conducting natural pest control. This is before you enter the greenhouses. Disney had a full tour; however it was over an hour in length- which is not time we have in class today! Behind the Seeds Tour 1. What is my name? Carrie Cadence Kalie Cassidy 2- What are the white parts of the leaf called? the leaf leaf veins railroad tracks chloroplasts 3- Parasitoid wasps are _ , _ bugs. Select the two words that best fit the sentence. bad good small large 4- What do you think is happening in this picture? 5- Now that you know more about hydroponics, aeroponics, and aquaponics. Imagine the city of Boston- it is large and very densely populated with little to no farm land. Do you think there is a way to use this knowledge to help highly populated areas with obtaining fresh fruits and vegetables? Explain your method. Closing Complete the image below by adding text boxes. Don't forget to hit SUBMIT- this is worth a test grade.