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Mentor Tip Sheet - Pollen and Pollination
30 Aug 2018 | Contributor(s):: PlantingScience Staff
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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Pollen Module - Table of Contents
16 Jun 2016 | 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 | 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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Activity Set C: Field Study of Flowers and Pollinators
24 May 2016 | 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 | 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 | Contributor(s):: plantingscience
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,...