Bellringers and Exit Slips
Aquaponics
Bellringer-August 26, 2013
Answer the following on the note card you picked up:
• Name:
• Period:
• Birthday:
• Parent’s phone number:
• Goals for the year:
• Favorite activity/hobby:
• Favorite movie:
• What did you do this summer? (on the back)
• 5 minutes!
BR Grades
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Great job = 5 points (red)
Good job = 3 points (blue)
Signature = 2 points
Nothing = 0 points
What is Aquaponics?
Here is one attempt at a definition:
• "Aquaponics is the cultivation of fish and plants together in a constructed,
recirculating ecosystem utilizing natural bacterial cycles to convert fish
waste to plant nutrients. This is an environmentally friendly, natural foodgrowing method that harnesses the best attributes of aquaculture and
hydroponics without the need to discard any water or filtrate or add
chemical fertilizers."
-Aquaponic Gardening Community, November 2010
• Aquaponics is the combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and
hydroponics (the soilless cultivation of plants in water) that grows fish and
plants together in one integrated system. The fish waste provides an
organic food source for the growing plants and the plants provide a
natural filter for the water the fish live in, creating a natural balanced
cycle. The third participants are the microbes (nitrifying bacteria) and
composting red worms that thrive in the growing media. They do the job
of converting the ammonia from the fish waste first into nitrites, then into
nitrates and the solids into vermicompost that that are food for the plants.
The Aquaponics cycle
Announcements
• Syllabus (just the signing sheet) is due for 10 points!
Due Thursday (August 29)
• Email: dkim9@cps.edu
• Website: www.mskimsbiologyclass.com
• Will be using my website a lot, will show
demonstration.
• NAME, DATE, PERIOD should be on every assignment!!
(regardless if there is a heading on it or not)
• Turn in bin, pick up area, and missing assignments!
Announcements cont’d
• BR and ES everyday (except for test and maintenance
days)
• A short quiz every week! Will be on the same day as
maintenance days.
• From week 1- week 3 (maintenance days and quiz day
will be on Friday)
• First Quiz will be this Friday!!!
• Starting from week 4 (Maintenance days and weekly
quizzes will be on Wednesdays)
• The quizzes will always be from that weeks lectures,
readings (articles and textbook, labs, videos, etc)
Materials
• Pen and pencil
• 3-ring binder (1’1/2 – 2’): more information
will be given
• Loose-leaf paper in binder
• Other materials (will tell you as the course
goes on)
Homework
• Get Syllabus signed by Thursday (Aug 29)
• Bring Materials to class
Exit Slip-August 20, 2013
Announce the name of the student next to you
and name one thing about the student that
you learned today.
Bellringer-August 27, 2013
1) Write down five safety hazards in a science
lab and draw a picture of one of your
examples.
BR Grades
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Great job = 5 points
Good job = 3 points
Signature = 2 points
Nothing = 0 points
Today’s Agenda
1) BR
2) Explain Bell ringer stamps and grades
3) Talk about binder and notebook set up
4) Seating Chart
5) Lab safety and EQUIPMENT PowerPoint
6) Sponge Bob Safety Sheet
7) Safety Contract
8) ES
Homework:
• Get syllabus and safety contract signed (Aug
29)
• FINISH Sponge Bob Safety Sheet
Exit Slip-August 27, 2013
• List 5 NEW (something you did not list from
the BR) safety rules that are important during
a lab and explain what would happen if it was
not followed.
Bellringer-August 28, 2013 (Rip-OMatic Leaf Lab)
LOOK at the half sheet you picked up to answer the following questions:
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1. Which variable is rip-o-meter activity on the ‘Sample Test’ designed to test?
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2. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data in the activity
on the ‘Sample Test’? Explain.
a. Jasmine leaves exposed mostly to shade are tougher than those grown in
the sun.
b. Jasmine leaves exposed mostly to sun are tougher than those grown in the
shade.
c. The amount of sun exposure does not seem to affect the toughness of
jasmine leaves.
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3. If the student had tested only one leaf grown in the sun and one leaf grown
mostly in the shade, might that data have supported a different conclusion?
Explain.
Agenda
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BR (5 min)
Talk about scientific method (10 min)
Lab: Making a Rip-O-Meter (Day 1) (30 min)
ES (5 min)
Scientific Method Steps
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PURPOSE. State or define the problem.
RESEARCH. Collect information about the problem
HYPOTHESIS. Proposed explanation of the problem.
EXPERIMENT. Test your idea and collect data.
ANALYSIS. Analyze results and review.
CONCLUSION. Form an answer to the problem.
(REPEAT)
Variables & Data
Variable = what is changed in the experiment
Control = what is kept the same
Controlled Variables = variables that are being kept the
same.
Independent variables = variable being manipulated
Dependent variables = response that is measured
Example:
If scientists wanted to test rather caffeine was really reducing
sleeping hours in adults, the variables would look like this:
• Independent variable: amount of caffeine
• Dependent variable: sleeping hours
• Controlled variables:
-Adults have been on the same sleeping
schedule for weeks.
-Adults have had the same amount of caffeine
their whole lives (to make sure some are not
immune more to it than others)
-Maybe test adults who have the same job!
Exit Slip: August 28, 2013
Here is a scenario: Robert wants to test if Gatorade will
make Derrick Rose score more baskets in his
basketball games. What will happen to Derrick Rose’s
shooting points during a Bulls game if he drank
Gatorade everyday for 3 months?
Give the following:
Independent variable:
Dependent variable:
1 example of a Controlled variable:
Bellringer-August 29, 2013
• Think of 5
different
experimental
errors that may
impact the
results of your
data in the lab
today.
Qualitative vs Quantitative
• qualitative = quality, data is observed not
measured
• ex. colors, textures, smells, tastes,
appearance, beauty, etc.
• quantitative = quantity, data is measured,
numeric
• ex. length, height, area, volume, weight,
speed, time, temperature, humidity, sound
levels, cost, members, ages, etc.
Agenda
• BR (5 min)
• Lab: Making a Rip-O-Meter (Day 2) (40 min)
• ES (5 min)
Homework-August 29, 2013
Homework: Bring in something that you and
your partner can use to plant a seed in (NOT
EC) Due on Tuesday 9/3. I have seeds or you
can use your own seeds (for EC).
STUDY for quiz 1!
Quiz will be on:
1) Safety rules and class rules (review
powerpoint and class rules/setup)
2) Rip-o-meter lab
3) Scientific method (including variables,
qualitative, and quantitative)
Exit Slip-August 29, 2013
1) List the order of the Scientific Method and, in
one sentence, describe each step.
Announcements
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Project INFO
Seeds and container due TUESDAY!
Binder check!
First BR and ES sheet should be done and put
into binder under ‘Section 1’ tab.
Aquaponics Quiz
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Turn in your lab if you have not already!
Make sure your IDs are ON!
Clear desks except for something to write with!
You have 15 minutes to work on your quiz!
Do not have any electronic devices out, papers out, and
ONLY look at your own quiz.
• ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING! Even when you are done!
• When you are done, quietly turn in the quiz in the tray and
remain in you seat QUIETLY.
• Anyone not following the above directions will result in a
zero on their quiz!
Bellringer-September 3, 2103
1) List 3 advantages you can think of about the
Aquaponics lab.
2) List 3 disadvantages you can think of from
the Aquaponics lab.
*(Use your knowledge from what you observed
in the lab on Friday. )
Announcements
• We are planting our seeds tomorrow!
• We will first be in room 114 so MEET me in
room 114 tomorrow!!!!
• Then we will be going to the memorial garden
to plant our seeds.
Agenda
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BR
Intro to Aquaponics Lecture
Cornell Notes Practice
Article (Cornell Notes)
ES
Cornell Notes
• Keep the Cornell Notes we do in class in your
binder! I will grade those when you turn in the
binders!
• The Cornell Notes are also used for you to
study for the quiz! The article copy is not
yours and will stay in the classroom.
Exit Slip-September 3, 2013
• What problems are we having in today’s
farming system?
• What does Aquaponics provide that solves
those problems listed above?
• What are some benefits from soil-less
farming/gardening?
Bellringer-September 5, 2013
1) Why did you choose the plant that you are
growing?
2) On a scale of 1-10 how confident are you that
that plant will grow.
3) Draw a picture of what your plant will look
like after 9 weeks
Agenda
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BR
Weekly observations sheet
Reading for chapter 1 and 3
ES
Homework
• Find an article on anything about Aquaponics.
• First Cornell Notes on an article about
Aquaponics. Must have a hard copy of the article
printed out for me.
• DUE Monday (Sept 9)
• Study for Quiz!
• Quiz is on: Intro to Aquaponics (Part 1), Article,
reading guide chapter 1 and 3
Exit Slip- September 5, 2013
• What is Aquaponics? Write a paragraph
describing what Aquaponics is using 4 of the
following words:
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Cultivation
Fish and plants together
ecosystem,
constructed ecosystem
recirculating
utilizing natural bacterial cycles to convert fish wastes
to plant nutrients
Bellringer-September 9, 2013
1) Why is aquaponics better than hydroponics?
2) From quiz: How is aquaponics the following?
• Earth-smart:
• Convenient gardening:
• Year-round gardening:
Ideas:
Earth-smart gardening:
• Organic Produce• Less Water• Using waste disposal:
• No chemical fertilizers:
• Growing your own food:
Convenient gardening:
• Waist-high:
• Wheelchair-compatible:
• Free from Deer, dogs, and bunnies:
• Weed-free:
• No dirt:
• No watering:
• No fertilizing:
• Sunlight:
Year-round gardening:
• Larger systems:
• Smaller systems:
• Ideal for greenhouses:
Agenda
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BR
Intro to Aquaponics Lecture (part 2)
Nitrogen Cycle Lecture
Questions
ES
Exit Slip-September 9, 2013
• Explain the role of:
– Nitrosomonas sp.
– Nitrobacter sp. (They recently discovered it is
Nitrospira)
• Draw a cycle/picture that includes:
– Fish, waste, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, plants,
Nitrosomonas sp and nitrobacter sp.
Bellringer-September 10, 2013
Fill in the blanks:
• Fish have high ___A______ in their waste.
_____B______ is ____C______ to the fish.
However, _________D__________ converts the
ammonia into _____E_________.
________F________ is not as toxic but is still
__________G______ for the fish. Therefore,
_____H_________ converts nitrites into
______I_______. Fish not only are about to
tolerate them but the plants use them as
______J______.
Agenda
• BR
• Chapter 13 and Chapter 2
• ES
Exit Slip-September 10, 2013
1) What is the difference between heterotrophs
and autotrophs? (has to do with the way they
eat)
2) Give two examples of a heterotroph and two
examples of an autotroph.
Bellringer-September 11, 2013
• List at least 3 tasks that an Aquaponics System
Manager would have to complete. (Refer to
Background information for aquaponics &
nitrogen cycle sheet you picked up OR lecture
notes)
•Today you will be playing the role of an
Aquaponics System Manager that is setting
up a new system.
•You have already gathered the materials,
followed the procedure, and collected the
nutrients data.
•Now, you will be analyzing the data and
reviewing its importance
Exit Slip-September 11, 2013
• Sum up how you set up an aquaponics tank in
two sentences!
Bellringer-September 12, 2013
Agenda
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BR
Global Perspectives
Lab-plant seedlings
ES
Exit Slip-September 12, 2013
• Why do we grow the following in the
aquaponics lab?
– Tilapia
– Swiss Chard
– Basil
– Sage
– Chives
Bellringer-September 16, 2013
1) What % of fish species worldwide are
endangered?
2) List one problem causing global food
shortages.
3) How does cheap corn contribute to obesity?
4) Give a specific example of how chemicals
play a negative role in health.
Agenda
• BR
• Where do you stand?
• ES
Exit Slip-September 16, 2013
1) Did you change your mind on any of the issues
based on what other students said? Why or
why not?
2) Which one of these statements did you have the
strongest opinion on? Why? Explain your
opinion and defend it with evidence.
3) Write 5 of your own statements that relate to
your school, community, or state. Write
statements that have different viewpoints and
are debatable.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE, RAISE YOUR HAND. This exit
slip will be stamped!