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Yesterday we decided as a group to dig up our old seeds and plant new seeds. We decided to plant corn because we did not see any growth with the other seeds. We planted 2 seeds per cup and we have a total of 6 cups. We gave them each 1/4 an ounce of water.
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Liaison Rebecca reported that "Team 3 has great communication between students and mentor."
Help us grow!
Your contribution at any level will go directly toward increasing capacity to serve more teachers and students and it will help to sustain the program. Get a print copy of the book Inquiring About Plants: A Practical Guide to Engaging Science Practices by Uno, Sundberg and Hemingway with a donation of $30 or more.
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Fall 2025 Star Projects!
It's that time of year!
The projects from our Fall 2025 session that were selected to receive Star Project designations are posted!
See the Fall 2025 Star Project winners
20 Years of PlantingScience
It's true! PlantingScience's 25-26 sessions will mark its 20th year of connecting students with scientists to learn more about plants. We've already begun celebrating!
Find out more here!
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Scientist Mentors Needed!
As we grow and continue to pursue our F2 research, we are sending out this appeal to our Scientist community: please spread the word and invite your students, colleagues, and friends to sign up and mentor with us! Mentors range from late undergraduate students to emeritus scientists. Feel free to download our mentor flyer and post it in your institution to encourage others to join us, too!
Testimonials
“I liked that we didn’t know what was going to happen before we did the experiment. Instead of being taught something and then just doing an experiment to prove it, we made an attempt to find out what would happen ourselves.”
- PlantingScience Student
“At every opportunity, all involved kept reminding my students of the process that real science requires. This helped me to convince my students that they are really doing science - not just play acting until some future date.”
- PlantingScience Teacher
“It is a lot of fun interacting with students from an age group I don’t have the chance to spend a lot of time with. It is a good reminder of where public knowledge of plant science stands, and a great opportunity for me to practice explaining key concepts in a simple and straightforward way.”
- PlantingScience Mentor
