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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 - 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...

  3. Celery Challenge - Toolkit

    30 Dec 2017 | Teacher Resources

  4. 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.

  5. Foundation of Genetics - Glossary and Appendices

    16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

  6. 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...

  7. 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...

  8. Foundation of Genetics - Table of Contents

    16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

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

  9. 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...

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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...

  13. More Resources for the Celery Challenge

    16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

    Videos,WebPages,andPeer-ReviewedArticles toSupplementtheCeleryChallenge Teacher’sGuide

  14. 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...

  15. 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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