DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROPONICS FOR THE FORMATION OF PRACTICAL SKILLS OF THE STEM EDUCATION SUBJECTS

The article analyzes the use of a hydroponic device as a STEM education tool. STEM education is the basis of practical interest and a high level of motivation of schoolchildren for research activities and obtaining all the necessary competencies. The use of STEM technology will allow you to transfer the educational process to another basis: from observation to hypothesis and experiment, from studying individual subjects to studying phenomena, from obtaining abstract knowledge to solving real life problems. The hydroponic system as a teaching technology can be used in the study of a number of school subjects: computer science, biology, chemistry, physics and natural sciences. First of all, in order to build the design of a hydroponic installation, creative data is needed on the selection of necessary products, the ability to work with tools for connecting plastic pipes, connecting to a pump, etc. In the manufacture of the structure, it is necessary to calculate the length, height of the structure, the number of holes for pots, when connected to the pump, etc. In addition, it is necessary to calculate the amount of nutrients necessary for the growth of plants, which are controlled by changes in the acid-base environment and total salinity. The hydroponic plant can monitor the growth and development of vegetable and green crops and monitor the transport of nutrients. In all courses of such subjects as "Natural Science", "Biology", "Chemistry" and "Physics", students will have the opportunity to gain practical skills when working with hydroponic devices.