The Basic Science Behind an Aquaponic System

• Take out a pencil and art supplies• Begin to work on your booklet COVER page:

– Title:– Don’t forget to add:

• Name• Period• And a Picture

Water Power Notes &

Bio-Geo Chemical Cycles

Pix

Page 1 Page 1 TitleTitle: : Water Power Notes• Define the following words:Define the following words:

– Matter ______________________________________Matter ______________________________________– Mass _______________________________________Mass _______________________________________– Bent molecular shape __________________________Bent molecular shape __________________________– Fluid ________________________________________Fluid ________________________________________– Liquid _______________________________________Liquid _______________________________________– Capillary action Capillary action

________________________________________________________________________________________• Draw an example of Capillary action Draw an example of Capillary action

– Surface Tension Surface Tension ________________________________________________________________________________________

• Draw an example of surface tensionDraw an example of surface tension

1. Fill the petri dish with a layer of water 2. Ask Mrs. Lee for some SPARKLE!!!3. Get one drop of soap stock solution on a paper

napkin4. Dip the point of the paper clip in the soap solution5. Put the point in the center of the Sparkly Water (It

only happens once so pay attention!)

• Answer these question: – What did the glitter and water look like before adding soap?– What change did you observe?– How did the surface tension change in the experiment?

1. Wait for the waste container to come to your table.2. Empty Sparkly water in the designated waste

container.3. Clean up and reset lab for next class period

Break the Surface Tension,SPARKLE!!!

Slow Motion Water Droplet

find Video

Surface Tension

• Find Video of Turkish artform – Ebru which uses surface tension to create remarkable paintings

• Define the following words:Define the following words:– Gravity ______________________________Gravity ______________________________– Pressure ____________________________Pressure ____________________________– Atmospheric Pressure __________________ Atmospheric Pressure __________________ – High Pressure ________________________High Pressure ________________________– Low Pressure _________________________Low Pressure _________________________– Siphon ______________________________Siphon ______________________________– Draw a two cup siphon and label the following:Draw a two cup siphon and label the following:

Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure

Water pushed up Water pushed up

Gravity Gravity

Water pulled downWater pulled down

Page 2 Page 2 Water Power NotesWater Power Notes

Siphon Challenge• Challenge One – Using just the two cups and one length of tube -

Siphon one cup of water into the other without touching them once the siphon has started

• Challenge Two – Reverse the Siphon without starting over• Challenge Three – Siphon most of the water in one cup flow into the

other• Challenge Four – Siphon water from one cup to the other cup and

then to the beaker

Siphon Questions Page 31. How does atmospheric pressure help the water

move up the tube?

2. What does gravity do to help create the siphon?

3. Does the water flow from high pressure to low pressure or low pressure to high pressure?

4. At what point will the siphon stop?

Siphon – HILA Science

• Find Video

BELL SIPHON DIAGRAMPage 3

Page 3 Page 3 Bell Siphon Bell Siphon• Glue in the simple bell siphon diagramGlue in the simple bell siphon diagram

– Label the following Label the following • Bell cap Bell cap • Bell pipe slotsBell pipe slots• StandpipeStandpipe• Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure• GravityGravity• Height of water to start siphonHeight of water to start siphon• Level of water to break siphonLevel of water to break siphon

Page 4 Page 4 16 Nutrients that Plants Need16 Nutrients that Plants Need• Essentials:Essentials:

– Oxygen & Hydrogen Oxygen & Hydrogen ________________________________________________________________________

– Carbon _____________________________Carbon _____________________________

• MacronutrientsMacronutrients– Definition: ___________________________Definition: ___________________________– List the Macronutrients List the Macronutrients

• MicronutrientsMicronutrients– Definition: ___________________________ Definition: ___________________________ – List the MicronutrientsList the Micronutrients

– TitleTitle– Draw a Diagram of the Water CycleDraw a Diagram of the Water Cycle– Label DiagramLabel Diagram

• EvaporationEvaporation• Respiration (moisture from breathing)Respiration (moisture from breathing)• Transpiration (moisture evaporated from plants)Transpiration (moisture evaporated from plants)• CondensationCondensation• PrecipitationPrecipitation• RunoffRunoff

– Write a caption explaining how the Water Write a caption explaining how the Water Cycle worksCycle works

Page 5 Page 5 The Water CycleThe Water Cycle

TitleTitle Draw a Diagram of the Carbon/Oxygen CycleDraw a Diagram of the Carbon/Oxygen Cycle Label DiagramLabel Diagram

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis Respiration Respiration DeforestationDeforestation Burning Fossil FuelsBurning Fossil Fuels ProducersProducers ConsumersConsumers DecomposersDecomposers

Write a Caption explaining how the Write a Caption explaining how the Carbon/Oxygen cycle works.Carbon/Oxygen cycle works.

Page 6 Page 6 The Carbon/Oxygen CycleThe Carbon/Oxygen Cycle

Page 7 Page 7 Nitrogen CycleNitrogen Cycle

• TitleTitle

• Labels on DiagramLabels on Diagram• BacteriaBacteria• DecomposersDecomposers• Nitrogen FixationNitrogen Fixation• ConsumersConsumers• ProducersProducers

• Write a Caption explaining how the Write a Caption explaining how the Nitrogen cycle worksNitrogen cycle works