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Light Effect on Plant Growth  

In this lesson, students observe plant growth using different colored wavelengths of light.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=021230113446

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Aquatic Botany  

Like all living things, a water plant must do two things: capture energy and leave offspring. This lesson will give students some ideas on how to design water plants and aquatic community for their planet.
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les5/Vles5r.html

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Cave Trees  

This Weekly Science Update, found on the Science NetLinks website, focuses on illuminating some of the mystery surrounding that portion of trees that is hidden, its roots. Ecologist Rob Jackson and his colleagues go into caves to study the roots systems of trees. Through examination of Jackson's research, students gain a clearer understanding of the larger roles trees play within an ecosystem. Using a 90-second net-radio format, Weekly Science Updates are mini-lessons designed to introduce and investigate various scientific concepts.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=12

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Cheese Tomography  

This Weekly Science Update, found on the Science NetLinks website, focuses on non-destructive evaluation techniques. Students learn about many different such techniques, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and, in the process, gain a deeper understanding of the process of cheese-making. Using a 90-second net-radio format, Weekly Science Updates are mini-lessons designed to introduce and investigate various scientific concepts.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=13

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Chromatography Of Plant Pigments  

In this lesson, students will extract organic pigments from a variety of vegetables, and calculate Rf values.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=03010795217

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Experimenting with Plants  

In this lesson, students design an experiment that will compare different brands of fertilizer.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030224120935

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Plant Growth In Microgravity  

The objective of this lesson is to investigate the problems of plant cultivation in space by simulating a microgravity environment using plants attached to a slowly rotating clinostat.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_912_teacher_st.php?id=030108140229

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Terrestrial Botany  

Living on land presents many problems for plants. They are no longer supported by water, so they must grow strong stems. They can get dried out if it doesn't rain. There are wider, and more rapid, fluctuations in temperature. Land plants have to find new ways to reproduce, and they have to deal with wind. On earth, plants proved to be innovative and adaptable. This lesson will give students some ideas on how to design their land plants for their planet.
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les8/Vles8.html

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Tomato Mold  

In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will listen to an audio clip about a researcher who's helping tomato plants fight back against black mold, a fungus that destroys them. They will then read about the phenomenon of apoptosis, a pre-programmed cellular self-destruction, and the role it plays in many living cell processes.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=75

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Tree Core Models  

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students will make models of three tree core samples using data collected from trees that grew in the same general area of Alaska. They will analyze their models and make predictions about the trees' growing conditions based on the size of the tree rings in the different models.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=198

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What's Wrong with the Plants?  

This lesson unit is designed for high school biology students who have a working knowledge of plant anatomy and physiology. Students will sharpen their investigative skills as they attempt to determine what is wrong with some unhealthy plants. They will design and (possibly) carry out an investigation to determine possible causes of the plants' sickness. After researching common causes of plant diseases, they will learn more about the cause of the sickness in their own plants.
http://biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons2/Loredo/Overview.htm

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