The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Teacher 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...

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...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Mentor's Guide

30 Aug 2018

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...

Celery Challenge - Toolkit

30 Dec 2017 | Teacher Resources

C-Fern: Seeds and Spores Power Point

13 Oct 2017 | Teacher Resources

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

Agronomy Feeds the World - Experimental Design for Guided Inquiry

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources

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

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

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

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...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Plant Measurements

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources

This is a brief resource to assist students in deciding how best to measure plants and record data in their experiments. 

Agronomy Feeds the World - Geography and Water

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources

Goal: To understand how geography and water quantity and quality impact food and fiber production.Objectives:To understand what an ecoregion is and how crops are impacted by weather, climate, and geography among various ecoregions.To understand how water stress impacts crop production.To conduct...

Agronomy Feeds the World - Teacher's Guide

27 Dec 2016 | Teacher Resources

Premise: One in nine people in the world are hungry, and as the population expands to 9 billion by 2050, food production must rapidly rise to the challenge to reduce hunger. Although food is a basic need for mankind, fewer citizens today are aware of the process of food production and its...

Foundation of Genetics - Mentor Tip Sheet

16 Jun 2016 | Mentor Resources

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 investigations on a Brassica rapa population.

Foundation of Genetics - Glossary and Appendices

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Foundation of Genetics - Plants, Genetics, Environment

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

This section is dedicated to carrying out data collection, analysis, and sense-making throughout the lifecycle of Brassica rapa. As a reminder, the parent lines, the F1 generation, and the F2 generation (whichstudents are growing) are shown below in diagram with their respective phenotypes...

Foundation of Genetics - Growing System Logistics

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

The EnvironmentHere we focus on setting up your growing system, including light, and soil / nutrition, and water system.This is also a perfect opportunity to explore with your students the environmental needs of plants.Plants need light, air, water, appropriate temperature, and nutrition...

Foundation of Genetics - Table of Contents

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

See what is covered in this module through the Table of Contents.

Foundation of Genetics - Overview and Planning

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Abstract: Designed as a whole‐class experiment, students work in teams to grow a selected strain of Brassica rapa plants from seed to seed, and monitor plant traits as they develop over the course of a life cycle. Observations and measurements are made, pooled with data from other...

C-Fern Module - Mentor's Tip Sheet

16 Jun 2016 | Mentor Resources

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 C-Fern® investigations.

C-Fern Module - Teacher's Guide

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Module Big Ideas and Design: This module is designed to expose students to the plant life cycle. They will gain firsthand experience with the alternation of generations, a phenomenon that is typically difficult for students to understand. Students work in teams to grow, observe and document...

Celery Challenge - Mentor Tip Sheet

16 Jun 2016 | Mentor Resources

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 investigations on how water moves through plants, using celery.

Celery Challenge - Student's Guide

16 Jun 2016 | Student Resources

In this module, you will think about transpiration, osmosis, and different cell types by trying to cause celery stalks to bend as much as possible. Carrying out several experiments while blogging with a plant biologist will help you develop ideas about these processes.

Celery Challenge - Teacher's Guide

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Premise: Many students know that plants require water to live, but fewer understand the processes by which plants take up, transport, and release water. Although plants and plant organs clearly have different structures, students are often surprised to learn that all plant cells are not the...

More Resources for the Celery Challenge

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Videos,WebPages,andPeer-ReviewedArticles toSupplementtheCeleryChallenge Teacher’sGuide

The Power of Sunlight - Student's Guide

25 May 2016 | Student Resources

In this module, you will join a research team to ask questions about photosynthesis and cellular respiration, then carry out experiments to help answer these questions. You’ll create a team blog where you’ll post your ideas and share your data with a plant biologist, and share what...