Class 8 Vocational Education (Kaushal Bodh) Chapter 1 opens Part 1 (Work with Life Forms) with Project 1: Hydroponics — Growing Plants without Soil, teaching students to grow microgreens and vegetables using water-based nutrient systems.
What Class 8 Vocational Education Chapter 1 Covers
Farm Visit and Growing Microgreens begin with a field visit to a local farm (Activity 1) and growing nutrient-rich microgreens for a healthy salad (Activity 2).
Wick, Deep Water Culture, and NFT Hydroponic Systems guide students step-by-step to build a Wick system from recycled 2 L PET bottles (Activity 3), a Deep Water Culture (DWC) setup (Activity 4), and a Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) unit (Activity 5).
Compost Tea and Water pH Management teach making organic compost tea nutrient solution (Activity 6) and monitoring water pH between 5.5 and 6.5 (Activity 7).
Exercises in Chapter 1
- What did I learn from others?, What did I do and how long did it take? and Think and Answer reflection questions.
Read Class 8 Vocational Education Chapter 1 Online
More Chapters
- Next: Chapter 2: Project 2: Feeding and Caring for Farm Animals
- All Vocational Education chapters and the other Class 8 books: Class 8 NCERT books 2026-27
- All Class 1 to 12 NCERT Textbooks: NCERT Books PDF (Class 1–12)
FAQ
What is hydroponics in Class 8 Kaushal Bodh Chapter 1?
A method of growing plants without soil by delivering mineral nutrients directly through water in Wick, Deep Water Culture (DWC) or Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems.
How can you make a beginner hydroponic planter at school?
By cutting the top off a used 2 L PET bottle, inverting it into the base reservoir, threading a cotton wick through the cap, and adding cocopeat and water.