Fish + Plants = AQUAPONICS
Our Channel "Cats" (Ictalurus punctatus) are doing well, surviving the brutal Texas heat in their pleasant 80°F water. They seemed pretty happy today when I fed them. I tested their water to make sure that all the nitrate, ammonia, and pH were at the right levels and sure enough they were textbook. I can't wait to see my students' faces when they see how much the fish have grown! School is almost ready to start up soon...less than a month!
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Duane and I had a great time presenting at the 2016 HSTW conference. Thank you to those who attended one or both of our presentations!
Duane and I are in Louisville, KY presenting at the High Schools That Work 2016 conference tomorrow.
We are very excited to share our passion of our aquaponics project with fellow teachers and administrators, hopefully we can inspire some other cross-curricular projects to start all across the country! The mural on the back of the greenhouse is constantly being updated. Thank you to Mrs. Nowzaradan and her art class for making the back of the greenhouse (which is visible from the main staircase) beautiful!
Better late than never...but we finally got a blog up and running about our aquaponics system. Probably because it is summer and we have a bit of relief from our daily obligations.
Our surviving 3 channel catfish are going strong even with the brutal Texas heat. Citronella looking a little sad and suffering from the greenhouse effect inside our beautiful greenhouse (built by our very own Crockett HS construction students!). |
Christine de la TOrre & Duane LardonTwo Austin teachers working on a cross-curricular aquaponics project at Crockett HS. Archives
March 2017
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