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

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

  3. The Tree-mendous Benefits of Trees - Student Guide

    16 Oct 2020 | Student Resources | 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...

  4. Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination

    30 Aug 2018 | 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 pollen and pollinator investigations.

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

    10 Jan 2017 | Mentor Resources

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

  6. Class Overview Template

    03 Jan 2017 | Teacher Resources

    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 | Teacher Resources

    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. 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.

  9. Foundation of Genetics - Glossary and Appendices

    16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. Foundation of Genetics - Table of Contents

    16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

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

  13. 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...

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. The Power of Sunlight - Mentor Tip Sheet

    25 May 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 photosynthesis &/or respiration investigations.

  17. PlantingScience College Consent Form

    19 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    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.

  18. PlantingScience K-12 Consent Form

    19 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    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...

  19. Letter for School Authority to Sign

    19 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    **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...

  20. The Wonder of Seeds - Mentor Tip Sheet

    19 May 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 germination and seedling growth investigations.

  21. 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.

  22. The Wonder of Seeds - Student's Guide

    17 May 2016 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience

    Investigations in Germination & Plant Growth

  23. Teacher Handbook

    09 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    Use this handbook to learn about PlantingScience and how to use it most effectively. Further, a review of this FREE resource from the National Academy of Sciences - Decoding Science - is a fantastic review of what science IS and what it means to DO science.

  24. Storyboard

    09 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    Storyboarding consolidates evidence so students can consider how their data fits into their models. By sharing their stories and allowing others to question their conclusions, students learn to reconcile evidence as scientists do. This is sometimes referred to as scientific thinking.

  25. Using Microscopes

    09 May 2016 | Teacher Resources

    Using MicroscopesOne of the ways that technology has boosted science is by helping researchers observe objects that are normally too small or too far away to see. You won’t be using telescopes or binoculars to study plants, but microscopes can help you explore the cellular world. You...

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