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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

    16 Oct 2018

    Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide

  4. 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...

  5. C-Fern: Seeds and Spores Power Point

    13 Oct 2017

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

  6. Class Overview Template

    03 Jan 2017

    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...

  7. Student Roster Template

    03 Jan 2017

    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...

  8. Agronomy Feeds the World - Experimental Design for Guided Inquiry

    27 Dec 2016

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

  9. Agronomy Feeds the World - Soil Nutrition and Fertility Resources

    27 Dec 2016

    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...

  10. Agronomy Feeds the World - Field to Table Discussion Items

    27 Dec 2016

    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...

  11. Agronomy Feeds the World - Plant Stresses

    27 Dec 2016

    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...

  12. Agronomy Feeds the World - Plant Measurements

    27 Dec 2016

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

  13. Agronomy Feeds the World - Geography and Water

    27 Dec 2016

    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...

  14. Agronomy Feeds the World - Teacher's Guide

    27 Dec 2016

    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...

  15. Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Student Guide

    17 Jun 2016

    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...

  16. Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Teacher's Guide

    16 Jun 2016

    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...

  17. Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

    16 Jun 2016

  18. C-Fern Module - Mentor's Tip Sheet

    16 Jun 2016

    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.

  19. C-Fern Module - Teacher's Guide

    16 Jun 2016

    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...

  20. Corn Competition - Student's Guide

    16 Jun 2016

    In this module, you will think about germination and plant growth by working to grow the tallest possible corn seedlings. After growing your plants, you will discuss what you learned with your classmates.

  21. PlantingScience College Consent Form

    19 May 2016

    This form needs to be completed for each college-age participant in a PlantingScience module. Signing this form grants PlantingScience the ability to use images and videos from student projects.

  22. PlantingScience K-12 Consent Form

    19 May 2016

    This form needs to be completed for each student participating in the PlantingScience online community.****Parental consent MUST be obtained for students 13 years of age and under.**Parental consent is NOT necessary for students over 13 years of age, and the students will need to...

  23. Letter for School Authority to Sign

    19 May 2016

    **For schools in the United States ONLY**Containing information on the PlantingScience online community, this letter is to be sent to main authority for your school or school district. In this letter we describe how secondary school teachers, students, and plant scientists work together in...

  24. The Wonder of Seeds - Mentor Tip Sheet

    19 May 2016

    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.

  25. The Wonder of Seeds - Student's Guide

    17 May 2016

    Investigations in Germination & Plant Growth

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