The Fish Made It Happen

School:: Walton Intensity School of Excellence
Subject:: Low Performing Students
Teacher:: Larry Sweat
Students Impacted:: 35
Grade:: 9-12
Date:: October 14, 2020

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

St. Joe Community Foundation - $1,056.34

Goal

To have students participate in and understand the ability of someone to produce food for themselves and their family with little or no farmable land.

What will be done with my students

Students will monitor nuturients in water, compare and contrast different types of vegestables with different types of fish supplying the fertilizer and nutrients, comparing the aquaponic indoor sytem to an outdoor hydroponic system. They will take knowledge and information and scale up to a larger outdoor operation. Students will study the importace of water management and conservation.

Benefits to my students

Most students will live on a small lot or small acerage, this will begin to open their eyes in the area of sustainable farming as well as Urban agriculture. It could and should motivate them to better living through healthier, organic food. They will see how to have a contant vegestable source as well as meat source. They will begin to study the benefits of water management and conservation.

Budget Narrative

487.49 kit
Stand and Expo markers for documenting information and assignments
binders for individual notes and assignments
Materials for outdoor system ( pvc pipe, containers for water, small circulation pump, bed material)

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Frey Scientific Classroom Aquaponics Kit	$487.49
2	Stand White Board	$110.95
3	expo dry erase markers 36ct	$28.99
4	Floating fish food	$15.00
5	purchase catfish	$15.00
6	1 inch binders (9 - 4pks)	$98.91
7	materials to build outdoor system	$300.00
	Total:	$1,056.34

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