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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  7. Plants Get Sick, Too! Additional Resources

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

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

  8. 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...

  9. 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....

  10. 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...

  11. 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.

  12. Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

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

    Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide

  13. 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...

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. Celery Challenge - Toolkit

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

  17. 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.

  18. 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!

  19. 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.

  20. 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...

  21. 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...

  22. 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.

  23. 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...

  24. 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...

  25. 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...

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