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Fish Poo Strawberries: Sustainable Aquaculture

Provided by: The Kid Should See This |Published on: April 25, 2025

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Synopsis

This video of a visit to BioAqua Farm in Somerset, England, showcases an aquaponics process from feeding fish to eating a strawberry produced at the farm.
There is an article by The Kid Should See This below the video, which lists reasons why aquaponics is an important technology for sustainable agricultural practices.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: The Kid Should See This

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

The video shows each part of the aquaponics system so that students can see what is happening.
The video explains the aquaponics process clearly, making sure to define the key vocabulary needed to understand the process.

Prerequisites

The video is vocabulary-rich and may need to be paused in places to ensure students understand key terms.
It can be helpful for students to have some background knowledge of the nitrogen cycle. To introduce the nitrogen cycle, teachers can use this video as an overview or this resource to investigate in more depth.

Differentiation & Implementation

Before discussing aquaponics, teachers can introduce problems caused by agricultural practices, using this video to help illustrate the issues. This will set up aquaponics as a solution to these problems and strengthen the connection to climate change.
After watching the video, teachers can use this unit to dive deeper into regenerative agriculture practices with students.
These lessons can be used to discuss issues around freshwater scarcity in more depth with students. This can help students understand the value of lowering water usage to the degree that aquaponics does.

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The Kid Should See This

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