Greening the Classroom - Arabidopsis project modules for grades 8-10
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These free modules catalyze exploration of Arabidopsis and heredity, cellular processes, characteristics of life, and responses to the environment. Modules include seed stocks, protocols, teaching guides, and videos.
Aligned with Ohio Department of Education standards for grades 8-10. Most modules…
Lessons: Make the Link, bringing global dimensions to science lessons (Sheffield Hallam University)
Education, ResourcesFree resources to bring a global dimension to science lessons
Make The Link offers four units looking at topics like the provision of clean water, the impact of climate change across the world, the development of clean, fuel-efficient stoves for cooking meals in areas with limited infrastructure and…
Lesson Set. Drought: EarthLabs for Educators (Carleton College)
Education, ResourcesEarth science is emerging as a demanding high-school science course that prepares learners for college admissions and informed citizenship. Earth science classes integrate physics, chemistry, and biology to introduce students to a rich body of concepts and knowledge with which to understand the world…
Lesson: Can we feed the growing population?
Education, ResourcesIn this lesson from National Geographic Education, students explore the resources that make up our agricultural system. Students examine land uses and soil quality through graphs of land use and crop production and use computational models to compare the effect of different management strategies on the…
Lesson: Will there be enough fresh water?
Education, ResourcesIn this lesson from National Geographic Education, students will explore the distribution and uses of fresh water on Earth. They will examine models of porosity and permeability, run experiments with computational models, and hear from a hydrologist working on the same question. At the end of the lesson,…
Case Study: How to read a paper in Plant Physiology
Blog, Education, ResourcesThis 17 page PDF guides the reader step-by-step through a paper published in Plant Physiology. The paper examines the genetics of flower color in pea and is attached as part of the PDF. The resources helps a student to understand the types of content found in various sections of a research article, and…
Epigenetics - The science behind the poster
Education, ResourcesThis introduction to epigenetic regulation in plants, with nice graphics, is suitable for high school students or older.
Source: Science and Plants for Schools
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The ant, the butterfly and their chemical warfare with an oregano plant (2015)
Education, ResourcesFrom PBS, 2015.
An engaging summary of a fascinating Open Access article - Plant defenses against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 282: 20151111.
Patricelli, D., Barbero, F., Occhipinti, A., Bertea, C.M.,…
Using Transgenics to Explore Plant Immunity (web interactive)
Education, ResourcesA step-by-step pictorial summary of how researchers use mutant and transgenic plants to understand plant immunity - suitable for teachers, high school students and others.
Source: HHMI, University of North Carolina, Anna Stallman
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