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CAN WE PRACTICE COMMERCIAL HYDROPONICS ON EARTH AND ON MARS?

What a delightful STEM-focused short film. It is well presented with great visuals and a terrific narrator.

This is an entertaining and educational film, a part of the Virtual Academy's environmentally-themed STEM series. This collection aims to help teachers engage students in STEM while sparking curiosity and care for the one planet we call home. The film's narrator, Farmer Tom, blasts off from Earth in his vessel, the Green our Planet Orbiter. His mission: to plant seeds brought from Earth on a hydroponic farm on Mars. Why does he have to go about farming differently on Mars than we do here? He sets out to find answers to this question and more while demonstrating how unique planet Earth is and exploring a new sustainable form of growing food.Lovely production: great visuals and excellent audio. Terrific message - this ties in well with KIDS FIRST!'s climate change collection. I love the way they present information about how to farm hydroponically. Farmer Tom ( ) makes an excellent presenter; he's vibrant, enthusiastic and well informed. I love how the film presents questions for the audiences, in an effort to make this show interactive for them, and gives them time to discuss their answers with a partner. The use of greenscreen easily makes Farmer Tom appear to be speaking from inside a space ship or from Mars itself. A lot of useful information is presented in an easy-to-follow format.

The film teaches us how to analyze how we could plant a hydroponic garden on Mars. I give Can We Practice Commercial Hydroponics on Earth and on Mars? 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

What a delightful STEM-focused short film. It is well presented with great visuals and a terrific narrator.

This is an entertaining and educational film, a part of the Virtual Academy's environmentally-themed STEM series. This collection aims to help teachers engage students in STEM while sparking curiosity and care for the one planet we call home. The film's narrator, Farmer Tom, blasts off from Earth in his vessel, the Green our Planet Orbiter. His mission: to plant seeds brought from Earth on a hydroponic farm on Mars. Why does he have to go about farming differently on Mars than we do here? He sets out to find answers to this question and more while demonstrating how unique planet Earth is and exploring a new sustainable form of growing food.Lovely production: great visuals and excellent audio. Terrific message - this ties in well with KIDS FIRST!'s climate change collection. I love the way they present information about how to farm hydroponically. Farmer Tom ( ) makes an excellent presenter; he's vibrant, enthusiastic and well informed. I love how the film presents questions for the audiences, in an effort to make this show interactive for them, and gives them time to discuss their answers with a partner. The use of greenscreen easily makes Farmer Tom appear to be speaking from inside a space ship or from Mars itself. A lot of useful information is presented in an easy-to-follow format.

The film teaches us how to analyze how we could plant a hydroponic garden on Mars. I give Can We Practice Commercial Hydroponics on Earth and on Mars? 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

In the film, Farmer Tom blasts off from Earth in his vessel, the Green our Planet Orbiter. His mission: to plant seeds brought back from Earth on a hydroponic farm on Mars. Why does he have to go about farming differently on Mars than we do here? He sets out to find answers to this question and more while demonstrating how unique planet Earth is and exploring a new sustainable form of growing food.