How Can We Find Out What Plants Need to Survive? With Chris!

"How Can We Find Out What Plants Need to Survive? With Chris!" 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 have to call home. Hydroponics Teacher, Chris Anderson kicks off this film by embarking on a trip to Mars! Traveling to space makes Chris think about what she'll need to bring to space to survive. Besides water and oxygen, Chris is going to need food! She decides she will need to grow her own food on the spaceship to last her long journey with hydroponics! First, she'll need to know what plants need to survive. To find out, she launches an experiment with her friend Lucia to see what plants need to grow. In the end, Chris finds out that with a little bit of help, anyone can be a space farmer!