Friday, June 07, 2013

Sec 2 Farms Visits

Sec 2 Learning Journey 29 May 2013 
Oh Chin Huat Hydroponics Farm and Qian Hu Fish Farm 
The in-house guide explaining how the crops are grown using hydroponics. The white netting prevents pests from getting in and thus there is no need to use pesticides. the white sheet on top reduce the amount of direct sunlight and the black sheets help to shield it from rain which might be acidic.

The vegetables in the main growing troughs.
 
Even cherry tomatoes are grown.

A taste of the mint leaf

The guide explaining how the seeds are germinated in the dark room.
 
 
A closer look at the seedlings
 
The roots of the plants are submerged in the nutrient solution

The students tasted this flower - Ribena? 

Q&A session - the students were so engaged and many won pots of plants by answering the question correctly

Shariff won this pot of Japanese flower on top of the mint plant which was given to every student.
 
Our tour guide, Juslet, explaining how the fish farm uses technology to breed and pack the fishes for sale in the market and export

 




Students feeding the fishes

The heart shape pigment will fade after a year- interesting - something for your valentine?

 
 Students busy at work - completing the worksheets

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