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The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Mentor Guide
16 Oct 2020
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...
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The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Mentor Guide
16 Oct 2020 | Contributor(s): plantingscience
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...
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The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Student Guide
16 Oct 2020 | Student Resources
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...
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Plants Get Sick, Too! Additional Resources
26 Aug 2019 | Teacher Resources
Additional links and information for teachers, students, and mentors.
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Plants Get Sick, Too! Student Guide
26 Aug 2019 | Student Resources
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...
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Plants Get Sick, Too! Mentor Guide
26 Aug 2019 | Mentor Resources
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....
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Plants Get Sick, Too! Teacher Guide
26 Aug 2019 | Teacher Resources
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...
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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents
16 Oct 2018 | Student Resources
Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide
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Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination
30 Aug 2018 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
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.
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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Student Guide
17 Jun 2016 | Student Resources
What is a trait?Biologists use the terms "trait" and "phenotype" interchangeably. They both describe theexpressed characteristics of an organism. The color of a leaf, the height of a plant, the smell of a flower – these are all traits. This is not the same as an organism's genotype, although...
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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Teacher's Guide
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
Abstract: Designed as a whole-class experiment, students work in teams to understand genotypicvariationamongrecombinantinbredlines(RILs)ofthemodelorganism Arabidopsisthaliana.Seedsareused from two parent lines, Columbia and Landsberg, as well as numerous...
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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
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Pollen Module - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Please review the topics covered in this module via the Table of Contents.
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Pollen Module Overview
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Abstract: This module provides great flexibility. You can choose some or all of the activities. Each section is posted in separate pdf files on the PlantingScience website, on the Plant Themes / Pollen page. Activity Set A is a basic orientation to plant anatomy in relation to where pollen is...
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Activity Set C: Field Study of Flowers and Pollinators
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Summary: In outdoor field settings, students investigate animal pollinators, most likely insects and hummingbirds. Student inquiry questions will be explored by collecting data on pollinator visits to flowers. Students count the number of pollinator visits to flowers during timed observation...
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Activity Set B: Exploring Pollen in the Atmosphere
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Summary: Students explore wind-pollination through investigating pollen in the atmosphere. They construct simple pollen traps and set them outdoors. Using a staining technique to distinguish pollen from other material on microscope slides, students conduct pollen counts from the collected...
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Activity Set A: Background for Inquiries Investigating Pollen in Plant Reproduction
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Summary: Students gain background knowledge for inquiry investigations through dissecting flowers and/or cones and observing pollen grains through compound microscopes. In addition, students conduct either a guided or open inquiry investigation by growing pollen tubes. Through these activities,...
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The Wonder of Seeds - Mentor Tip Sheet
19 May 2016 | Mentor Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
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 germination and seedling growth investigations.
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The Wonder of Seeds - Teacher's Guide
17 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Investigations in Germination & Growth Teachers, please access the student handouts for students to use in the classroom.
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The Wonder of Seeds - Student's Guide
17 May 2016 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Investigations in Germination & Plant Growth