Plants in Space
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Plants in Space

Growing plants in confined areas is vital for space exploration and essential to producing food in our changing world. For the Plants in Space Investigation Stations, student teams will help NASA better understand the germination of space seeds and what is necessary to keep plants alive in a microgravity environment for 30 days. Plants are not only a source of food, but a huge psychological benefit too! Can you grow a space garden?

View our introduction material, and then explore each Investigation Station below to find out more!

Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Introduction_to_Plants_in_Space.pdf Introduction_to_Plants_Nanolab.pdf Introduction to Plants in Space Introduction to Plant Nanolabs First the Seed Foundation Academic Standards Plants in Space with Flo v4 Surprisingly STEM: Microgravity Plant Scientist Lunar Bamboo Greenhouse discussion

Investigation Station 1: Plant Growth Sprout House

Presentations

Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Fiy21902g
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7zUTRKFsVo
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIc51VuEPng

Worksheets

Investigation Station 2: Tomatosphere

Presentations

Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3BPlhKr9g
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7KwITMQF8
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU5kpIQ09Iw

Worksheets

Investigation Station 3: Extending the Life of Tomatosphere Tomatoes

Presentations

Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3YdRkvATT8
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTNgaSthMyo
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv6ATRPUjrI

Worksheets

  • n/a - watch your plants grow longer!

Investigation Station 4: Growing Plants in a Nanolab

Presentations

Instructional Videos

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCNUqM6zlbU
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cj2LQ_CEuk
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6UARqycUfI (this was successfully flown to the ISS!)
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzKM_NiMLSA
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwGvZ-eOrc

Worksheets

  • n/a