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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...
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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 - 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...
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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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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.
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Celery Challenge - Toolkit
30 Dec 2017 | Teacher Resources
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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!
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The Power of Sunlight - Supporting Materials
02 Sep 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
This resource contains several files and three videos referred to in the Teacher's Guide.Please click on the "Supporting Docs" tab above to access all of the files and videos for this module.A supporting link to a video clip on chloroplasts and starch in this...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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More Resources for the Celery Challenge
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
Videos,WebPages,andPeer-ReviewedArticles toSupplementtheCeleryChallenge Teacher’sGuide
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The Power of Sunlight - Toolkit
25 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
The PlantingScience Power of Sunlight Toolkit provides background, materials lists, detailed procedures, and safety considerations for additional experimental methods related to photosynthesis and respiration. These tools can provide students the opportunity to ask a wider range of research...
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The Power of Sunlight - Student's Guide
25 May 2016 | Student Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
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...
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The Power of Sunlight - Teacher's Guide
25 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Investigations in Photosynthesis & Respiration.
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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.
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The Power of Sunlight - Mentor Tip Sheet
25 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 photosynthesis &/or respiration investigations.
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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.
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Photosynthesis and Respiration Resources
12 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Videos, Web Pages, Books, and Peer-Reviewed Articles to supplement The Power of Sunlight Teacher’s Guide