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Description
Includes
Quick Plant seeds, nylon mason twine, potting mix, Miracle-Gro™ fertilizer, vermiculite, bees, plastic magnifier, wooden toothpicks and instructions
Requires
Growing System: reused plastic soda or water bottles (500mL), lighting, light box system, digital cameras, lab notebook, water, tape and razor
Students will perform artificial selection on a population of Quick Plant™ and identify traits that vary in the population. Then they will perform artificial selection by cross-pollinating only selected plants and observe the trait differences between the two populations to learn how selection works.
Order Info
- Class size: 10 laboratory groups
- Takes 30-minute lab periods over course of 5 to 7 weeks to complete the process
Specifications
Specifications
| Grade | 9 to 12 |
| For Use With (Application) | For pollination |
| Includes | Instructions, quick plant™ seeds, nylon mason twine, potting mix, miracle-gro fertilizer, vermiculite, bees, plastic magnifier and wooden toothpicks |
| Requires | Growing system: reused plastic soda or water bottles (500mL), lighting, light box system, digital cameras, lab notebook, water, tape, razor |
| Time Range | 30 min. |
| Content And Storage | Room temperature |
| Class Size | 10 Lab Groups |
| Product Type | Investigation 1: Artificial Selection |
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