Educational Materials

Our Educational Materials page is here to help you with additional activities lesson plans, journals, reference materials and more. Our Goal is to ensure you have a spot to find key STEM Education ideas, tips for gardening and links to additional education sites focused on hydroponics.

Cover of a plant journal titled 'Plant Journal' with a photo of young seedlings, and a logo for Jannie's Hydroponic Explorers Club featuring a smiling green plant character with a watering can, and the phrase 'growing the next generation,' along with a website URL.
Silhouette of a person in front of a colorful word cloud related to careers in agriculture, featuring terms like resume, interview, success, skills, job, work, and education, with a black banner at the bottom displaying "Careers in Agriculture" in white text.
Cover of the Garden Journal featuring a person planting seedlings, with sections for owner name and year, and logos and text related to FullCircle26 Inc., education, food sustainability, and enterprise.

FC26I Activity Sheets

Rootprint NY, LLC What’s the Story?

Children observing plants and flowers growing under grow lights in a controlled environment.

Growing Partner Publications and External Sources

Helpful Tips

GIRL SCOUTS:

Introducing badges using Hydroponics

National Proficiency Badges (for STEM Education)

Colored gears (yellow, red, green, blue) with a green abstract landscape and leaves
Close-up of green leafy plant in an indoor setting, with furniture and a blue container visible in the background.
Three girls happily hugging and smiling, wearing Girl Scout vests and casual summer clothes.
Cover of a book titled 'OPCOM Farm Advanced Hydroponics for STEM Education' with images of plants growing hydroponically and a person tending to plants.

External Source Activity Sheets

Growing Gears

Advanced Hydroponics for STEM Education By: Amber Bosket

This interactive, digital book teaches advanced hydroponics through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects such as plant biology, chemistry, and physics. Designed for use with OPCOM Farm hydroponic systems, this STEM resource introduces readers to the science behind hydroponic technologies to provide workforce skills needed for future high-tech jobs.

Students working with plants and vegetables under grow lights in a classroom setting, wearing masks.