Curricular materials and resources to introduce your students to space plant biology and prepare them to participate in the Growing Beyond Earth classroom-based citizen science project
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Please refer to the dates below for this year’s Chat with a Scientist.
All chats will take place from 4:00-5:00 PM EST.
Zoom links will be sent in the Growing Beyond Earth Monthly Newsletter.
Thursday, October 17, 2024 – (Recording)
Thursday, November 14, 2024 – (Recording)
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
Can’t make any of these dates? Use this form to write your questions and we will ask them live!
View previous sessions here: Chat with a Scientist
Food Production for Space Exploration NASA presentation
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Green Works Lab Tour with Dr. Massa
Our World: Systems to Grow Plants in Space
Real World: The Light Plants Need
Astro Science Journal for Teens: Can we grow safe and nutritious food in space?
Astro Science Journal for Teens: Can we grow safe and nutritious food in space? TEACHER’S KEY
2023-2024 Introduction to Growing Beyond Earth Presentation by Dr. Gioia Massa (video)
2023-2024 Introduction to Growing Beyond Earth Presentation (power point)
Cultivar Testing Workshop Recording
Irradiated Seeds Workshop Recording
Intro to Space Radiation Presentation by Dr. Alexander Meyers, NASA Postdoctoral Fellow (power point)
Dynamic Lighting Workshop Recording
Herb Selections Workshop Recording
Combined Containers and Companion Plants Workshop Recording
Workshop Data analysis, interpretation, and presentation:
Part 1 (video)
Part 1 (power point)
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