Growing Beyond Earth - Teacher Resources - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Office Hours will be virtual from October to April. If these times are not available for you or your students, you can schedule a one-on-one by emailing gbe@fairchildgarden.org

October 13th, 2025 – 10:30AM-1PM Miami Time – Zoom Link

October 23rd, 2025 – 2-4PM Miami Time – Zoom Link

November 10th, 2025 – 10:30AM-1PM Miami Time – Zoom Link

November 20th, 2025 – 2-4PM Miami Time – Zoom Link

December 10th, 2025 – 10:30AM-1PM Miami Time – Zoom Link

Experiment Training Videos

Learn how to set up your chamber and run your experiments

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Curricular Resources

Resources to bring into your classroom. View the page below for information and downloads

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Data Portal Resources

Access the Data Portal, watch our video tutorials, or learn more about our Data Portal variables

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GBE Microcontroller Tutorials

How to operate your GBE Growth Chamber microcontroller and software

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Past Workshops

Check out past workshops about GBE and related topics

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Chat With A Scientist

Chat With a Scientist

View past Chats below!

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2024-2025 Experiment Results

Novel Crops, Special Media, Irradiated Seeds, and Radishes vs. Light. Click links to see raw data and figures!

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Gardens on the ISS

A collection of resources about growing plants in space

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Florida State and National Standards

State and National Standards

View state and national standards as well as standards relating to GBE

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This website is based upon work supported by NASA Grant No. 80NCCS22M0125-SciAct. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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