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MPST - American Phytopathological Society
11 Jul 2019
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for 1 graduate student or post-doctoral researcher who makes a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra benefits and support systems.
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Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination
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 pollen and pollinator investigations.
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Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination
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 pollen and pollinator investigations.
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Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination
30 Aug 2018 | 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 pollen and pollinator investigations.
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MPST - The American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America
04 May 2018 | Mentor Resources
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra bene ts and support systems.
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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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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...
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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...
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MPST - Ecological Society of America
21 Jul 2016 | Mentor Resources
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra bene ts and support systems.
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MPST - Canadian Botanical Association
21 Jul 2016 | Mentor Resources
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra bene ts and support systems.
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MPST - American Society of Plant Biologists
21 Jul 2016 | Mentor Resources
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 12 graduate students and postdocs who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support their extra efforts, there are extra benefits and support systems.
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MPST - Botanical Society of America
21 Jul 2016 | Mentor Resources
The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 20 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers who make a substantial contribution as an online scientist mentor. To support your extra efforts, there are extra benefits and support systems.
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Primary literature!! Blackawton Bees Paper
12 Jul 2016 | Teacher Resources
Hi all! Attached is the link to the peer reviewed literature article that I discussed briefly this morning! I'm also including a link to a TED talk by the scientist who spearheaded the project to give you some context. It makes science way less scary for a lot of kids. Enjoy! :)
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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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Pollen Module - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
Please review the topics covered in this module via the Table of Contents.
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Pollen Module - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Please review the topics covered in this module via the Table of Contents.
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Pollen Module Overview
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
Abstract: This module provides great flexibility. You can choose some or all of the activities. Each section is posted in separate pdf files on the PlantingScience website, on the Plant Themes / Pollen page. Activity Set A is a basic orientation to plant anatomy in relation to where pollen is...
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Pollen Module Overview
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Abstract: This module provides great flexibility. You can choose some or all of the activities. Each section is posted in separate pdf files on the PlantingScience website, on the Plant Themes / Pollen page. Activity Set A is a basic orientation to plant anatomy in relation to where pollen is...
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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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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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Activity Set C: Field Study of Flowers and Pollinators
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources
Summary: In outdoor field settings, students investigate animal pollinators, most likely insects and hummingbirds. Student inquiry questions will be explored by collecting data on pollinator visits to flowers. Students count the number of pollinator visits to flowers during timed observation...
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Activity Set C: Field Study of Flowers and Pollinators
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Summary: In outdoor field settings, students investigate animal pollinators, most likely insects and hummingbirds. Student inquiry questions will be explored by collecting data on pollinator visits to flowers. Students count the number of pollinator visits to flowers during timed observation...
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Activity Set B: Exploring Pollen in the Atmosphere
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources
Summary: Students explore wind-pollination through investigating pollen in the atmosphere. They construct simple pollen traps and set them outdoors. Using a staining technique to distinguish pollen from other material on microscope slides, students conduct pollen counts from the collected...
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Activity Set B: Exploring Pollen in the Atmosphere
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources | Contributor(s): plantingscience
Summary: Students explore wind-pollination through investigating pollen in the atmosphere. They construct simple pollen traps and set them outdoors. Using a staining technique to distinguish pollen from other material on microscope slides, students conduct pollen counts from the collected...
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Activity Set A: Background for Inquiries Investigating Pollen in Plant Reproduction
24 May 2016 | Teacher Resources
Summary: Students gain background knowledge for inquiry investigations through dissecting flowers and/or cones and observing pollen grains through compound microscopes. In addition, students conduct either a guided or open inquiry investigation by growing pollen tubes. Through these activities,...