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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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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents
16 Oct 2018
Table of Contents for the Arabidopsis Student Guide
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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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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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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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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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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...
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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...
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Genetics in Inbred Arabidopsis - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | Teacher Resources
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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 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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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 - 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...