Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space A Teacher's Guide with Activities for Life Sciences Students will grow AstroPlants through a life cycle, and in the process will become well aquainted with germination, orientation, growth, flowering, pollination, fertilization, embryogenesis and seed development. Download the units (all files are PDF): Download the entire Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space (112 pages - 2.2 MB) or download the sections you want below... Introductory Materials (pdf - 892K) Overview of CUE-TSIPS Road Map: How Do I Use This Guide? The Importance of Plants in Space Microgravity The Life Cycle of AstroPlants Understanding the Environment CUE-TSIPS Science and Technology CUE-TSIPS Activities (pdf - 784K) CUE-TSIPS Mission Calendar Getting Started Constructing the PGC Planting AstroPlants in the PGC Growth, Development and Flowering AstroPlants Growth Group Data Sheet Pollination Floral Clock Student Data Sheet Double Fertilization and Post-Fertilization Events Ovule and Embryo Student Data Sheet= Supplementary Activities Germination Orientation and Guidance Additional CUE-TSIPS Materials (pdf - 120K) Mission Information Sources of Supplies Black Line Masters Selected References NASA Educational Materials (pdf - 80K) NASA Educational Resources Evaluation Reply Card   Last modified by Nathan Smith - 17 July 2002