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A Queens Explorers Elementary School Partner

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Who Are We & What Do We Do?

NY Sun Works is a not for profit organization that builds hydroponic labs in public schools to teach science and sustainability education through the lens of urban farming.

We currently partner with 130 schools in the five boroughs of New York and metropolitan areas of New Jersey.

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Q316 Hydroponics Greenhouse Classroom

  • NY Sun Works started their partnership with Q316 by building this hydroponic lab in 2017
  • The lab consists of three different systems allowing students to grow and experiment with herbs, leafy greens, and fruiting/flowering plants

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Who Are We & What Do We Do?

We use hydroponic farming technology to educate students and teachers about the science of sustainability.

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Who Are We & What Do We Do?

We envision a generation of environmental innovators, empowered to create solutions to global resource challenges.

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How Does NY Sun Works Partner with Schools?

Greenhouse Labs

Curriculum

  • Building and maintenance
  • Operation manual
  • Technical training

  • Hands-on/Project-based K-12 grade Curriculum
  • On-site and Online Instructional Training

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CURRICULUM

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Students work together to take plants from seeds to harvest and in the process learn about plant biology, ecology, how humans interact with and impact the environment and how to care for the hydroponic systems themselves!

Swiss Chard Life Cycle

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NY Sun Works Youth Conference

Students in grades 5-12 have the opportunity to present their research and sustainability project at the annual NY Sun Works Youth Conference!

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NY Sun Works Home Hydroponic Kits

  • NYSW Kits: Designed to provide as many scientific tools that would normally be used in classroom labs. Students can take and measure pH, compare different seeds species and substrates with supportive materials.
  • Teacher Feedback: Hope, joy & class bonding; accompanying digital LP’s & slides

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  • Sprouting: seeds need a warm and moist place.
  • Growing Substrates: moisture retaining, spongy/not too dense for root penetration.
  • Transplanting: hands-on with seedlings to see roots structure.

Hydroponics in the Remote Setting- DIY Planting Seeds

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“Let’s Investigate” NY Sun Works YouTube Series

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Harvest Program

Sharing the harvest from greenhouse classrooms with students and their families

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Impact

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Connect & Follow NY Sun Works on Social

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