Learning Journey to Hydroponics Farm-23 Sept

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We had our learning journey to Oh Chin Huat Hydroponics Farm on Tuesday morning. We set off (left the school) at about eight and all of you were so excited during the journey.

(above) See the happy faces during the bus journey!

(above) Aaron and Rachel gave us a sweet and tooty smile.

(above) Pei Shan and Dylan were showered in the sunlight!

(above) Oh, Charlton gave David a warm hug!

(above) The three fairies wanted to be captured on camera too!

(above) Does the background looks as if we were in the jungle?

(above) We had reached our destination! Pupils were thrilled to welcome the sight of many vegetables.

(above) The man in singlet is Brother Wen Wei, the guide for 1-1. He was holding a stalk of vegetables and explaning the differences between hydroponics and soil-grown vegetables.

(above) Hydroponics vegetables have a soft sponge to hold the roots. The sponge is soaked in nutrient water to provide 16 nutrients to the plants.

(above) Vegetables on the large platform, ready to be packed and sold to local supermarkets like NTUC.

(above) A close-up shot of the sponges protruding the platform.

(above) The sponge that holds the roots of the vegetables.

(above) Workers packing the vegetables like Cai Xin.

(above) Next, we walked further into the farm.

(above) Brother Wen Wei plucked a small stalk of sweet basil to let us taste and smell the aroma.

It has a sweet aroma but a bit bitter.

(above) Rolls of herbs and vegetables in the tents.

(above) The guide went on to explain more about the herbs grown.

(above) The young plants in the tents with nettings at all sides and a black netting on top to shield off the strong sunlight. Underneath the black netting are plastic sheets to prevent rain seeping into the tent.

(above) More mature and taller plants.

(above) This is how an empty tent looks like.

(above) Pupils were looking at the stalk of a young plant.

(above) See and feel the stalk.

(above) The pupils had a taste of the sweet basil.

(above) Walking in a single file between the tents.

(above) Pupils looking through the netting.

(above) The young stalk of plants that have V-shape leaves.

(above) Did anyone spot this tall tank with scale on it? Do you know what it is for?

(above) A very deep underground storage that contains water. It is used to supply water to the plants in the tents and the water is recycled.

(above) Do you remember how deep is the storage? 5 m? 10m?

(above) What is the room on the left of the picture? Yes, it is the room to mix the 16 nutrients water for the plants.

(above) A machine sorting out the potatoes.

(above) Another interesting tour in the tent! This tent has compressed air system to make the tent cold so that some plants can be grown here.

(above) The Japanese cucumber plants with the unripe fruit.

(above) Gabriena, Si Yu and Wen Xuan (on the farest left) were so thrilled to see a young plant.

(above) Why were they touching the plants inside the container? Oh, in order to get the smell of the Lavander.

(above) Lavander plant.

(above) Cherry tomato plant with green tomatoes.

(above) These are rice plants!

(above) Another unripe Japanese cucumber.

(above) Gabriena pretending to eat the unripe tomato!

(above) It was time for a sit-down lesson. Before that, let's drink some 'seven leaves' tea.

(above) Owen was relishing his tea.

(above) Surely it was a good treat to have some fragrant tea after a walk under the hot sun.

(above) Hmmm...this tea is good for my health...

(above) Quiz time! The prizes are plants sponsored by the farm!

(above) The 'seven leaves' plant which has seven leaves on each branch.

(above) Samuel didn't like the tea and was wiping his face while David was enjoying the tea!

After the trip, the pupils did a group writing on their experience. So many of you had to recall what you saw, did and felt. Hence, the writing that you did was a recount.