Astrocrops - Growing plants for future space missions | Teach with space PR43
In this set of activities, teams will build an understanding of germination and plant growth by following the development of three unknown plants for 12 weeks. Students will use their observations to make a hypothesis about which species of plants they are growing and discuss whether these plants are suitable for growing on long duration space missions. This activity is part of a series that includes AstroFood, where students investigate other possible future space foods, and AstroFarmer, where students explore growing plants in space and factors that affect plant growth.
Learning objectives
- Observe and describe how seeds grow into mature plants
- Create scientific diagrams and use labels
- Execute systematic observations and measurements
- Interpret results and draw conclusions from the results
- Be able to perform comparative and fair tests
This classroom resource is part of a set of resources developed by ESA’s Education Office in collaboration with ESEROs to support the Moon Camp project.
Resource available in:
Subject:
- Biology, Science
Age:
- Age 6-12, Age 6-9, Age 9-12
Time:
- Up to 30 minutes
Space theme:
- Human Spaceflight, Nature & Biodiversity, Planetary Exploration
