PlantingScience Investigation Themes
Agronomy Feeds the World
Where does food come from? This module is designed to encourage students to think about food production around the world.
Grades 6-12
Celery Challenge
Osmosis, Diffusion, and Transpiration Investigation: Students are challenged to cause and then explain the most extreme bending in celery petioles (stalks).
Grades 6-12
C-Fern in the Open
Sexual Reproduction, Alternation of Generations Investigation: This module is designed to expose students to the plant life cycle and the alternation of generations.
Grades 9-12
Foundation of Genetics
Traits, Variation, and Environment in Rapid Cycling Brassica: Students explore studies in genetics by growing a selected strain of Brassica rapa from seed to seed and examining plant traits during the life cycle.
Grades 9-12
Plants Get Sick, Too!
Plant-microbe interactions and disease triangle investigations: Students learn about host-pathogen-environment interactions and disease development in plants.
Grades 9-12
Pollen Investigations
Pollen and Pollination: Explore pollen and pollination through one or more projects in this module.
Note: Some activities are season-dependent
Grades 6-12
The Power of Sunlight
Photosynthesis and Respiration Investigation: Students learn critical concepts of photosynthesis through leaf disc assays.
Grades 9-12
The Wonder of Seeds
Germination and Seedling Growth Investigation: Students explore scientific inquiry through germination experiments designed by the students themselves.
Grades 6-12
Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees
Trees are a critical component of our ecosystem: They can produce the food we eat, oxygen that we breathe, shade from the sun, and so much more.
Note: Some activities are season-dependent
Grades 6-12
Add-on Investigations
The following investigations make good add-ons to some of our major themes above.
Corn Competition
Grow the Largest Corn Plants: This add-on helps students build skills in experimental design and empirically-based justification.
Recommended for: The Wonder of Seeds, Agronomy Feeds the World
Grades 6-12
Questions? Email PlantingScience staff: psteam@plantingscience.org