Investigating Plant Nutrition with Wisconsin Fast Plants
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In this investigation, students explore how various amounts of fertilizer affect growth and development of plants.
Source: Wisconsin Fasts Plants
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Investigating the effects of minerals on plant growth
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolStudents use barley, radish or algae to explore how various macronutrients and micronutrients affect growth.
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Can You Grow a Chewy-Ooey-Gooey-Chocolatey-Nutty Candy Bar?
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolCandy in classrooms seems inevitable at certain times of the year. This simple handout offers a little food for thought so students can learn a few yummy morsels about the plants they are enjoying in every delicious bite.
Note: The visuals are kid-friendly but some key vocabulary is not; primary students…
Do You Speak Plant? Wordplay to Enhance Science Literacy
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolExplore the verdant garden of words and phrases rooted in plants through science-oriented word play suitable for sophisticated middle schoolers & up.
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I-MOLD: Interactive Model of Leaf Decomposition
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolThe goal of this project is to explain leaf decomposition and how it relates to the Earth's carbon cycle and climate. This website contains a series of animated lessons about decomposition, an interactive model that lets you predict how different types of leaves will decompose in different climates,…
Lab Practical. Gravitropism: The role for roots
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolThis experiment using agar plates and white mustard seeds allows students to visualise the development of roots, their root hair cells, and observe the zones of elongation and differentiation. They will then use a graticule to measure their length. Students can then extend their investigations to observe…
Lab Practical: The effects of gibberellic acid
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolStudents grow both wild-type and dwarf rosette mutants of Wisconsin Fast Plants and experiment with application of gibberellic acid to help provide a visual example of the effects of this plant hormone on plant growth and development.
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Root tip mitosis practical protocol for A-level biology
Education, MHS Activities, Middle & High SchoolScience and Plants for Schools (SAPS) develops lots of useful resources for teachers of the UK's A-level biology syllabus (OCR, AQA, EdExcel and Eduqas specifications).
This is an improved and simplified protocol that allows students to observe mitosis in root tips. Toluidine blue is used to stain…
Science and Plants for Schools
Education, Middle & High School, OrganizationsScience and Plants for Schools (SAPS) creates opportunities for teachers and students to find out more about plants and to become more interested in plant science.
We are based at the Sainsbury Lab, Cambridge with close links with the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge Department…