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Announcing
the
2008
Sponsored
by:
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About
Our Sponsor
The
Grow Store provides hydroponics supplies and expertise
to customers via their online store and Colorado retail
locations. The company is passionate about the technology
and sharing its benefits with students and the general
public.
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When children and
teens explore how to grow plants hydroponically (without
soil),
fruitful
questions
bloom,
and these
questions can lead to active investigations and problem
solving.
These studies may even lead to classroom business opportunities
or fuel student career interests. Not the least of the
benefits is the joy of students harvesting a crop of their own
incredible
edibles or bounteous blossoms!
The Grow Store
joins NGA to offer these grants to expand these types of learning
opportunities for students.
Wondering if a hydroponic unit
is right for your classroom? Check
out the descriptions of equipment packages,
including component specs and classroom activity suggestions:
Elementary
School Equipment Packages:
12 grants
Middle
School Equipment Packages: 16 grants
High
School Equipment Packages: 8 grants
Please also visit our online Exploring
Hydroponics guide for
examples of topics and lessons you can pursue.
Eligibility
requirements:
1) Schools and youth
organizations must plan to
engage in a hydroponics project with at least 15 children between
the ages of 6 and 18
during the 2009 school year.
2) You must verify that your facility can accommodate
the equipment in the award
packages available for your age group. Please
click
here to view the specifications for a) electrical load,
b) light
support, and c) dimensions of
hydroponics equipment. Click on the link
for your grade level for equpipment specifications.
Award Packages – 36 schools
will each receive:
- hydroponic
garden systems and indoor light systems (high-intensity discharge
or compact fluorescent). See links above for equipment package
descriptions.
- curricula
and reference books (Gardening Indoors: The Indoor
Gardener's Bible, plus NGA's Growing
Ventures: Starting a School Garden Business; GrowLab: A Complete
Guide
to Growing
in
the Classroom; and GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds.)
Requirements for Winning Programs:
- NGA will send winning
programs a year-end evaluation form approximately nine months
after awards are delivered. Programs that fail to complete
the evaluation will not be eligible for future awards from
NGA.
- Coordinators of winning programs are expected to complete and
return the Agreement
of Use form. Award fulfillment is contingent upon receipt
of this form by NGA.
Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by
September 15, 2008. Send your completed form to: Hooked on
Hydroponics, c/o NGA, 1100 Dorset St., So. Burlington, VT 05403.
DOWNLOAD
APPLICATION
Notification: Applicants
will receive notification regarding award status by October
31, 2008.
Award
Fulfillment: Materials will be shipped
no later than November 15, 2008.
No
purchase necessary: Purchase
of a product does not improve your chances of receiving an
award.
When you click
on the button below, a form will appear requiring you to submit
your name and address. (See our privacy
policy if you have questions about how we use the information.)
When you complete it and click the submit button, you will
be
able to download the award application. DOWNLOAD
APPLICATION
View
list of year 2007 winners
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National Gardening Association