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Educational Resources
Supporting Plant Sciences for K-12 and beyond
Grades: K-5
Grades: 6-8
Grades: 9-12
Undergraduate Education
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Kindergarten to Fifth Grade Resources
These activities fit especially well into existing classroom units so busy teachers can add a dash of thoughtful plant biology to their existing plans. Guest scientists can leave the activities for independent follow up. Students can use them for preview, homework or flipped classroom assignments.
Career Day PowerPoint
Critical Thinking Activities for the 12 Principles of Plant Biology
Genes in Your Jeans
How Many Plants in a Hamburger?
How to Grow a Plant Biologist – Career Tree
How to Host a Plant Biology Film Fest
Hunt for Plants in Your House
Phyllotaxis, Fibonacci, and Plant Biology
Plant Evolution—DNA & a Family Tree
Plant Evolution SearchaWord
Plant Science Podcasts & Critical Thinking Activities
Plants in Your Pants
Pro Tips – Studying for the Sciences
Winter Holiday Songs for Plant Science
Picture Books for Plant Biology
Spanish Translations
Plantas en tus pantalones: El Algodón
Plantas en tus pantalones: Indigo
Genes en tus pantalones vaqueros
Plantas en la casa
Hamburguesa
Italian Translations
Piante nascoste
Quante piante in un hamburger
About
ASPB offers a variety of ways to share your education, engagement or outreach experiences and resources. Eradicate
plant blindness
by supporting scholarly teaching, active learning, effective mentoring, and evidence-based public engagement.
Funding Opportunities
Principles for Teaching Plant Biology
Plantae Webinars
Plantae Science Research Network
Podcasts
Seventh to Ninth Grade Resources
These activities fit especially well into existing classroom units so busy teachers can add a dash of thoughtful plant biology to their existing plans. Guest scientists can leave the activities for independent follow up. Students can use them for preview, homework or flipped classroom assignments.
Critical Thinking Activities for the 12 Principles of Plant Biology
How to Grow a Plant Biologist – Career Tree
How to Host a Plant Biology Film Fest
Plant Science Podcasts & Critical Thinking Activities
Pro Tips – Studying for the Sciences
Plant CLUE
: Students evaluate symptoms of a sick plant and determine which stress condition caused the response using the classic board game
Clue
as a model
PlantingScience
– Free inquiry experiences for students, connecting volunteer scientists to small student teams for student-centered research projects
About
ASPB offers a variety of ways to share your education, engagement or outreach experiences and resources. Eradicate
plant blindness
by supporting scholarly teaching, active learning, effective mentoring, and evidence-based public engagement.
Funding Opportunities
Principles for Teaching Plant Biology
Plantae Webinars
Plantae Science Research Network
Podcasts
Grade 9-12 Resources
These activities fit especially well into existing classroom units so busy teachers can add a dash of thoughtful plant biology to their existing plans. Guest scientists can leave the activities for independent follow up. Students can use them for preview, homework or flipped classroom assignments.
Career Day PowerPoint
Critical Thinking Activities for the 12 Principles of Plant Biology
How to Grow a Plant Biologist – Career Tree
How to Host a Plant Biology Film Fest
Plant Science Podcasts & Critical Thinking Activities
Pro Tips – Studying for the Sciences
Learning to Identify Grasses and Grass-like Plants
Climate Change Phenology Curriculum
How to Read a Scientific Paper
Case Study to Accompany How to Read a Scientific Paper
Free Journal Access for High Schools and Public Libraries
PlantingScience
– Free inquiry experiences for students, connecting volunteer scientists to small student teams for student-centered research projects
Use
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
to teach photosynthesis and cellular respiration- Inexpensive hands-on activities using
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
(a green micro-alga) beads to teach the interplay of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to K4–K16 Biology students
Plant Phenology Data and Citizen Science-
Develop and test hypotheses about the relationship between phenology and climatic conditions and examine what phenological data can tell us about climate change
About
ASPB offers a variety of ways to share your education, engagement or outreach experiences and resources. Eradicate
plant blindness
by supporting scholarly teaching, active learning, effective mentoring, and evidence-based public engagement.
Funding Opportunities
Principles for Teaching Plant Biology
Plantae Webinars
Plantae Science Research Network
Podcasts
Undergraduate
ASPB is active in the
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education (V&C)
movement to
‘nurture the implementation of the vision of a biology education that aligns with the reality of the rapidly changing nature of biology: a vision that demands conceptual, integrative, and critical thinking which crosses disciplinary boundaries and develops problem-solving skills and the ability to work with data at a scale previously unimaginable.’
Broader Impacts
ASPB supports faculty researchers pursuing NSF Broader Impacts (
overview;
perspectives report
) and strives to align Society resources with
guiding principles
from the National Alliance for Broader Impacts as well as in concert with Boyer’s
four pillars of scholarship
Core Concepts
ASPB offers the
Core Concepts (with Learning objectives) in Plant Biology
appropriate through advanced study. These concepts form the Plant Biology Learning Framework at
CourseSource.org
ASPB higher education resources that align with the above initiatives include:
Scholarly Teaching/Authentic Publication
CourseSource.org
CourseSource.org offers evidence-based teaching resources for undergraduate life science education. ASPB developed (with BSA) and manages the
Plant Biology Learning Framework
Submit YOUR active learning resources here for review
Life Science Teaching Resource Community
The Life Science Teaching Resource Community is an online community and resource library for life science educators at all levels.
ASPB is a LifeSciTRC Partner Organization
Submit YOUR life science resources here for publication
Teaching Tools in Plant Biology
Up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible presentation components.
Wiki Education Foundation
Wiki Education Foundation cultivates learning that enriches…allowing learners to contribute to open scholarship and education for all.
Why Wiki with Ugrads & Beyond?
How to Wiki Edit
Student Training Modules
Grant Programs/Funding Opportunities
Collaborations/Collective Impact
Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE)
PULSE offers a network and resources to sustainably transform classroom experiences and administrative support on all higher education campuses.
Assess your campus
Change toolkit
PlantingScience—Digging Deeper
Tests a bespoke professional development (PD) model whereby teachers and scientists guide high school students in authentic science and then reflect on instructional and mentoring strategies. NSF #1502892
Photosynthesis Posters
About
ASPB offers a variety of ways to share your education, engagement or outreach experiences and resources. Eradicate
plant blindness
by supporting scholarly teaching, active learning, effective mentoring, and evidence-based public engagement.
Funding Opportunities
Principles for Teaching Plant Biology
Plantae Webinars
Plantae Science Research Network
Podcasts
Grant Supported Resources
Find additional information about funding opportunities
here
Plant BLOOME Awards:
Plant GIFTS (Genetics In Farming Technology and Science)
– Plant GIFTS increases student understanding of heredity with a particular emphasis on breeding while also incorporating information on transmission genetics and the central dogma. Specifically, the project introduces students to the ideas of applied genetics and plant breeding technology through the lens of current global food production challenges.
Exploration of Beneficial Species Interactions between Legumes & Rhizobia
: What does a plant need to survive & thrive? – Investigate the role rhizobia plays in the nitrogen cycle and help students better understand mutualism and rhizobia/legume interactions
Shining a Light on ‘Plant Apathy’:Using Kenneth Oppel’s Young Adult Novel
Bloom
as a Motivating Tool for Teaching Plant Science to First-Year Undergraduate
Students
Bloom
by Kenneth Oppel can be used as a literary tool to motivate students when learning about critical plant science topics such as photosynthesis, growth and development, and invasive species
Plant Botanical Case Studies for Gateway Undergraduate Biology Classes-
Each handout is a stand-alone activity that can be used to engage, assess, and review student knowledge and understanding. These activities have successfully been used in a first-year large enrollment introductory biology class at a primarily undergraduate university
Athens Science Observer ‘Zines
– Born out of a love for science communication, a need to train others in the field, a desire to change culture, and the need for a creative outlet for scientists, Athens Science Observer ‘Zines provide training for writers to effectively communicate science while engaging the public in STEM-related topics.
Plant Phenology Data and Citizen Science-
Develop and test hypotheses about the relationship between phenology and climatic conditions and examine what phenological data can tell us about climate change
Use
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
to teach photosynthesis and cellular respiration- Inexpensive hands-on activities using
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
(a green micro-alga) beads to teach the interplay of photosynthesis and cellular respiration to K4–K16 Biology students
Climate Change Phenology Curriculum-
Helps teachers engage middle and high school-aged youth in a hands-on project that will allow them to 1) become familiar with the biology of their local plants; 2) understand the impacts of climate change on plant life cycles; 3) contribute as citizen-scientists to a national phenological dataset; and 4) analyze and interpret data to discern long term trends.
Learning to Identify Grasses and Grass-like Plants-
A 5-day curriculum to help educators and students (grades 9-12) understand the importance of, and differences among, grasses and grass-like plant species
Plant CLUE
: Students evaluate symptoms of a sick plant and determine which stress condition caused the response using the classic board game
Clue
as a model
Science IRL-
Science IRL is a YouTube series that promotes science literacy by communicating science concepts in a real world lab environment.
My Life as a Plant
: coloring book- In
My Life as a Plant,
Sally Sunflower and her pals inspire kids (PreK-2) to explore the world of plants.This interactive story is a fun first foray into the 12 Principles of Plant Biology.
VR Plants
– The Virtual Reality Plants (VR Plants) project contains video games, exhibits, workshops, and interactive lessons to teach about plant biology through the use of reality-extending technology
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ASPB offers a variety of ways to share your education, engagement or outreach experiences and resources. Eradicate
plant blindness
by supporting scholarly teaching, active learning, effective mentoring, and evidence-based public engagement.
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Principles for Teaching Plant Biology
Plantae Webinars
Plantae Science Research Network
Podcasts
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