The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Mentor's Guide

11 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Monica Lewandowski, PlantingScience Staff

This guide will help mentors understand what students will be doing during this module and what mentors can do to help students during this exploration.

The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Student Guide

11 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Monica Lewandowski, PlantingScience Staff

This guide outlines what students will do during participation in this module.

The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Tree Observations

11 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s): Monica Lewandowski, PlantingScience Staff

Examples of observations one can make when evaluating trees and tree health.

The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Teacher Guide

16 Oct 2020 | Contributor(s): Monica Lewandowski, PlantingScience Staff

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. Trees are an important and recognizable part of landscapes and forests, but most people don't think about the importance of trees and their value to the...

The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Mentor Guide

16 Oct 2020 | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff, Monica Lewandowski

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. Trees are an important and recognizable part of landscapes and forests, but most people don't think about the importance of trees and their value to the...

The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Student Guide

16 Oct 2020 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff, Monica Lewandowski

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. Trees are an important and recognizable part of landscapes and forests, but most people don't think about the importance of trees and their value to...

Plants Get Sick, Too! Additional Resources

26 Aug 2019 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

Additional links and information for teachers, students, and mentors.

Plants Get Sick, Too! Student Guide

26 Aug 2019 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff, Robert Louis Hirsch

This module focuses on the interaction of plants and microbes, specifically post-harvest microbes, and can be paired with the Agronomy Feeds the World module to discuss where food comes from and what challenges growers face in getting our food supply to grocery stores and our tables. Some of...

Plants Get Sick, Too! Mentor Guide

26 Aug 2019 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff, Robert Louis Hirsch

This module focuses on the interaction of plants and microbes, specifically post-harvest microbes,, and teachers may pair it with the Agronomy Feeds the World module to discuss where food comes from and what challenges growers face in getting our food supply to grocery stores and our tables....

Plants Get Sick, Too! Teacher Guide

26 Aug 2019 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): Robert Louis Hirsch, Sharon S Harris, PlantingScience Staff

This module focuses on the interaction of plants and microbes, specifically post-harvest microbes, and can be paired with the Agronomy Feeds the World module to discuss where food comes from and what challenges growers face in getting our food supply to grocery stores and our tables. Some of...

MPST - American Phytopathological Society

11 Jul 2019 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for 1 graduate student or post-doctoral researcher who makes a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra benefits and support systems.

Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

16 Oct 2018 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide

Agronomy Feeds the World - Mentor's Guide

30 Aug 2018 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

The purpose of this tip sheet is to help you as a scientist mentor anticipate and respond to students as they post online about their agronomy-related investigations. After initial inquiries – such as watching purple Kool-Aid run through 3+ types of soil, evaluating water-holding capacity of...

Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination

30 Aug 2018 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

The purpose of this tip sheet is to help you as a scientist mentor anticipate and respond to students as they post online about their pollen and pollinator investigations.

MPST - The American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America

04 May 2018 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra bene ts and support systems.

Celery Challenge - Toolkit

30 Dec 2017 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

C-Fern: Seeds and Spores Power Point

13 Oct 2017 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): PlantingScience Staff

Referred to in the Teacher's Guide for the C-Fern module, this file will assist you with this module.

Managing multiple classrooms as a Liaison (or as a Mentor)

10 Jan 2017 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): Amanda Tracey

Some tips for how to organize, schedule and communicate when dealing with multiple teams, schools and teachers!

Liaisons: Template to Invite Mentors to Classroom Groups

09 Jan 2017 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

Copy and paste this text to invite batches of mentors to join your classroom group. The text can be edited as needed for the classroom requirements.

Class Overview Template

03 Jan 2017 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

Please use this template to provide information to potential mentors for your classroom. Answer the prompts in this template, then copy and paste the whole text into the group overview. This will help mentors you invite to your group (i.e., invite to mentor one of your project...

Student Roster Template

03 Jan 2017 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

This is the template for teachers to complete and upload to the website - in the "Students" tab, in the "Projects" tab, in the classroom group.Please be aware:Only input students' first names, passwords and team assignments (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.).All passwords can be...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Experimental Design for Guided Inquiry

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

This guide will help teachers walk their students through the guided inquiry that is part of the Agronomy Feeds the World module.

Agronomy Feeds the World - Soil Nutrition and Fertility Resources

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

Goals, purposes and objectives centered around a core concept (big idea):The goal of this project is to allow students to understand the roles of soil nutrients and how they affect plant growth and plant nutritional status.Objectives:Understand the roles of macronutrients...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Field to Table Discussion Items

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

Goals, purposes and objectives centered around a core concept (big idea):Where exactly does my food come from: Field to table?Objectives:Understand the connection between our food and farmsDetermine the infrastructure necessary to transport foodUnderstand the costs...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Plant Stresses

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

OverviewThis investigation introduces students to sources/types of plant stress and how plants deal/combat with stress.Also include emphasis on how plant stresses reduce yield quantity/quality; how does this affect the food supply?Talk about how growers help plants...