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Hello Quadri,
Thank you for your questions.
For me, I find plants extremely interesting due to the wide diversity in shape colour, size, and how they work.
Plants give us beauty and my favourite type of food: fruits!
I think that plants are under-appreciated and they affect my life every single day. Many things I interact with would not be possible without plants such as wood furniture or natural dyes.
One thing I enjoy the most about plants is the colours they provide in my environment. Where I live, my favourite season is autumn because of the bright orange and yellow leaves on the trees.
Some of my favourite flowers are lilies (all kinds), gerbera daisies, and orchids.
I definitely world hunger could be solved through plants, they bring very important nutrients that everyone should have access to in their life. Also, in our Biology class, we explored the possibility of delivery vaccines through plants. Although the idea was not extremely developed, I was intrigued by the possibility of being able to provide people who may not have the easiest access to a great healthcare system, a vaccine by eating a banana, just as an example :).
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Fantastic response from a student to my questions about plants.
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Preparing for the Spring 2024 Session!
The Spring 2024 session application is coming up!
Teachers, we still have some openings! To apply, log in to your PlantingScience account and locate the application link under 'Resources'. For more information, check out 'Join as a Teacher' above!
Scientists! Invitations will begin going out in mid-February! This is a great time to update your availability and consider adding Investigation Themes to your preferences. If you are new to PlantingScience, check out 'Join as a Mentor'.
We're looking forward to working with you! Please contact us if you have any questions.
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2024 F2 Fellows Needed!
Scientists! We are seeking Fellows candidates for the 2024 F2 Cohort
We are now looking ahead to the coming research cohort and seeking early career scientists who are interested in participating. This is a stipended opportunity that will require that accepted applicants take part in a training during the summer of 2024 and then participation in PlantingScience in a 'liaison' role during the Fall 2024 session.
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!
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Scientist Mentors Needed!
As we grow and continue to pursue our F2 research, we are sending out this appeal to our Scientist community: please spread the word and invite your students, colleagues, and friends to sign up and mentor with us! Mentors range from late undergraduate students to emeritus scientists. Feel free to download our mentor flyer and post it in your institution to encourage others to join us, too!
Testimonials
“I liked that we didn’t know what was going to happen before we did the experiment. Instead of being taught something and then just doing an experiment to prove it, we made an attempt to find out what would happen ourselves.”
- PlantingScience Student
“At every opportunity, all involved kept reminding my students of the process that real science requires. This helped me to convince my students that they are really doing science - not just play acting until some future date.”
- PlantingScience Teacher
“It is a lot of fun interacting with students from an age group I don’t have the chance to spend a lot of time with. It is a good reminder of where public knowledge of plant science stands, and a great opportunity for me to practice explaining key concepts in a simple and straightforward way.”
- PlantingScience Mentor