Life Skills
In your own words what is team work?
Work done by two or
more people, each doing parts of
the whole task
Teamwork involves
▪ Communicating effectively
▪ Identifying and agreeing on a
common task
▪ Dividing a task by identifying
contributions by each person
(roles)
▪ Accepting responsibility for one’s
part of the task
▪ Coordinating the interaction
(working together) to complete
the task
▪ Sharing accomplishmen
What are the parts of a plant?
roots, stem, leaves, fruit, flower
What is Horticulture?
The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
What are the parts of a Seed?
The seed coat, the food store, and the embryo
What do you put into the grow beds?
The plants
In your own words what is Problem Solving?
clearly identifying a problem and a plan of action
for resolution of the problem
What is a good bug & a pest? Give an example of both
See 4-H Mentor if answer qualifies.
What is Aquaponics?
When Aquaculture meets Hydroponics.
Aquaponics is an efficient way to grow plants instead of using soil. It is a system derived from aquaculture and hydroponics that uses
fish, bacteria and plants to sustain plant and animal survival.
What was the first Life Skill Activity we played?
Suspend
What type of fish is most suited for an aquaponics system? Why?
Tilapia
What is learning to learn?
Understanding the methods and skills for learning
What is seed germination?
The process of seeds growing into plants.
Why is Aquaponics important?
An Aquaponics recycles the water
in the system, so we can grow plants in
droughts and areas with little water.
An Aphid is a _____________.
An Aphid is a PEST
What types of plants survive best in an aquaponics system?
Leafy Greens
what is the 1st step to decision making?
identify the decision to be made
Define what transplanting is
Show the class the steps to transplantingTransplanting is the removal of a plant from one area and placing it in another.
Explain How an Aquaponics System Works
Please see 4-H Mentor if it qualifies
What are the 4-H's?
Head Heart Hands Health
What part of the system circulates water from the grow tank to the grow bed and then back to the grow tank.
The Water Pump
what was last week's life skill?
sharing
What is root bound?
Any plant's root system that is confined in a container and begins to entangle around the soil and the the pot
What is a common sign that there is not enough oxygen in the water?
The fish will begin jumping out of the tank or coming to the surface for air
Where is the 4-H office located?
UOG, Mangilao Guam
What converts the toxic components of the fish waste into a form of nutrients usable by the plants?
(Hint: It is not the roots of the plants)
Biological Filters