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Modular Aquaponics System Prototype: Community Development, Career Exploration and STEAM Literacy Enhanced for Underserved Youth
On our first ever episode today we will be welcoming Lily Zander. Lily is a senior studying environmental science and Spanish at UW-Madison. In 2019, Lily and her project partner Akshat Khanna were awarded a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship grant through the Morgridge Center and an American Family Insurance Social Entrepreneurship Award.
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships better known as WIF are awarded annually to undergraduate student projects working to address issues identified with a local or global community partner.
Their WIF project proposed the creation of the Aqua Circuit Prototype. Aquaponic systems use waste produced by fish and other aquatic animals to supply nutrients for plants to grow without soil. The self-sustaining system provides nutrient-rich water as a natural fertilizer for the plants to grow. While the plant simultaneously purify the water for the fish to live in. Lily's project aims to bring this idea of aquaponics into classrooms.
The student team will examine how learning by doing promotes curiosity and improves STEAM literacy in middle school students. Ultimately, this team hopes to spark new opportunities for multi-sectoral career exploration among young students.
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By Morgridge Center for Public ServiceOn our first ever episode today we will be welcoming Lily Zander. Lily is a senior studying environmental science and Spanish at UW-Madison. In 2019, Lily and her project partner Akshat Khanna were awarded a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship grant through the Morgridge Center and an American Family Insurance Social Entrepreneurship Award.
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships better known as WIF are awarded annually to undergraduate student projects working to address issues identified with a local or global community partner.
Their WIF project proposed the creation of the Aqua Circuit Prototype. Aquaponic systems use waste produced by fish and other aquatic animals to supply nutrients for plants to grow without soil. The self-sustaining system provides nutrient-rich water as a natural fertilizer for the plants to grow. While the plant simultaneously purify the water for the fish to live in. Lily's project aims to bring this idea of aquaponics into classrooms.
The student team will examine how learning by doing promotes curiosity and improves STEAM literacy in middle school students. Ultimately, this team hopes to spark new opportunities for multi-sectoral career exploration among young students.