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Life Science |
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Summer of Innovation: MISSE Seed Kit |
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2010 |
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Activity Kit |
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300.0-83C |
Price |
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$0.00 |
Grade Level |
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Pre-K; K-4; 5-8; 9-12; College; UG; Adult
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Audience |
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Students; Parents; Educators; Informal
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NASA launched the Summer of Innovation initiative to use its out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost learning for students across the nation. The MISSE Seed Kit has been put together to support this important science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education initiative.
MISSE seeds in space is cutting-edge research. Astronauts on future missions will take plants along for the ride: for food, oxygen and even companionship. It's important for NASA to learn how seeds endure space conditions and germinate in low gravity.
A portion of the MISSE basil seeds remain on the International Space Station. These seeds are growing in the station’s low-gravity environment. The rest of the seeds were returned to Earth.The seeds that were flown in space have been packaged into kits with control seeds that remained on Earth. Students can use the scientific method to measure and compare seed germination rates -- how fast space basil grows compared to Earth basil. Packets are available for a flat rate shipping fee of $6.50 per kit.
Included in this kit:
• Summer of Innovation Bookmark.
• Ozone Monitoring Garden Lithograph Picture.
• Engineering Design Challenge Bookmark.
• Five Packets of Earth-based Seeds.
• Five Packets of Space-based Seeds.
Also available from NASA CORE is the Space Garden growth chamber, Item #300.0-83A. |
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