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...

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.

Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

16 Oct 2018

Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide

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.

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.

Celery Challenge - Toolkit

30 Dec 2017 | Teacher Resources

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.

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.

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.

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.

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! :)  

Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Student Guide

17 Jun 2016 | Student Resources

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...

Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Teacher's Guide

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

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...

Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Pollen Module - Table of Contents

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Please review the topics covered in this module via the Table of Contents.

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...

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.

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.

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...

More Resources for the Celery Challenge

16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources

Videos,WebPages,andPeer-ReviewedArticles toSupplementtheCeleryChallenge Teacher’sGuide

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...

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...

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,...

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.

The Wonder of Seeds - Student's Guide

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

Investigations in Germination & Plant Growth