What it's all about...

PlantingScience is a learning and research resource, bringing together students, plant scientists, and teachers from across the nation. Students engage in hands-on plant investigations, working with peers and scientist mentors to build collaborations and to improve their understanding of science. - Learn more

Viewing Research Projects

The Spring 2008 Session is coming to a close. You will find student research projects in the Research Gallery.

To view all past projects, go to the Research Archive and/or the PlantingScience *STAR* Research Gallery.

Watching Us Grow

It is extremely important to note that behind every good project, there are great supporters. If your organization seeks to improve science literacy as a means of growing a sustainable tomorrow, we ask that you consider becoming a PlantingScience corporate supporter.

Completed Research

The Rambling Roses What effect coffee and eggshells have as a fertilizer for red clover and barley plants?		Green's Anatomy Do the colors of red clover seeds affect their germination, growth, or end result?
The Flower Children Does sugar have an effect on sunflower seed growth?		Team Wonderbread How will sunflower seads and lima beans grow in dry, moist, and normal soil over a period of 8 days?
V-4 Our research question is : Is the height of a plant a heritable trait?		BioNerdz Does the stem color effect the heighth of the plant?
Sleeping Dragons Is height of plants a hereditary trait?		The Debaters Is stem color a factor in short or tall plants?
Insane War Tomatoes What are the effects of height on the Brassica plants. ?		YSOBD Does the injection of Potassium Nitrate, Potassium Phosphate and Sodium Nitrate into the cotyledon of seeds make them germinate faster and grow larger?

Featured Research Projects

MYRA!! What genetic variations can be inherited by the F, gerneration in our Designer Plants?		Group 3 Does the epidermal side exposed to the light source (upper or lower) affect rate of photosynthesis in the Rio plant?
Team 2 Will soaking certian species of leaf disks in water over a given amount of time increase the rate of photosynthesis?		Botany's Rejects Do the sunflowers seeds grow more rapidly in one of the three specific types and what physical characteristics will we be able to observe as the plants develop?
MLA Grow three plants indoors and see how different amounts of sunlight affect an indoor plant in different areas of the house.		Carpe insanitas Is there a difference in the rate of photosynthesis between plants that produce fewer large fruit and plants that produce more abundant small fruit clusters?
$*we be bankin*$ What genetic variations can be inherited by the F generation in our designer plants?		group1 What genetic varitations can be inherited by the F1 generations in our Designer plants?
Brainiacs What genetic varitaion can be inherited by the F, genertaionj in our Designer Plants?		Designer Plants What genetic variations can be inherited by the F, generation in our designer plants?
DO IT EHH! What gentic variations can be inherited by the F1 generation in our Designer plants?		Yoe Scientists What gentic variations can be inherited by the F1 generation in our Designer plants?