when you receive your fast plants packet... quietly begin reading the contents of the packet to...
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When you receive yourFast Plants Packet...
Quietly begin reading the contents of the packet to yourself…
Follow along with this PowerPoint to fill in critical vocabulary to understanding your Fast Plants growth and development.
Fast plants are a variety of the species Brassica rapa…
You may recognize some of the Fast Plant’s cousins.
All of these plants are members of the same species:Brassica oleracea
Page 1
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Today (Day 0): Your seeds
Tomorrow and Wednesday(Days 1 & 2):
Seed Germination
Radicle
Page 2
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Thursday and Friday (Days 3 & 4): Your seedling
Thursday and Friday (Days 3 & 4): Your seedling
Root
Root hairs
Cotyledon
Hypocotyl
Page 2
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Over the weekend (Days 4 through 6)The hypocotyls will extend as
the plant seeks light
Page 2
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Monday (Day 7): The developing plant
True leaves
Shoot Meristem
Page 3
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Page 3
Nodes (where the leaves are attached)Internode
COCO22
OO22
Page 3
Leaves contain many pores (called stomata)
Page 3
Chloroplasts contain a green pigment calledchlorophyll
Glucose!
Page 3
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Week 3 (Days 14-20): The flower is ready to pollinate
PistilStamens
Petals Sepals
Page 4
What to expect from your Fast PlantsPollinating with Bees
Thorax
of bee
Where is the pollen on the plant?
Where does it need to be deposited?
The stamens
The pistil
Page 4
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Fertilization has occurred
Developing Fruit
Developing seeds
Page 5
• Harvesting your seeds
What to expect from your Fast Plants
Moist Paper Towel Evenly scatter seeds on paper towel
Where should these seeds be kept? A cool, dark place
Page 5
1. Requirements for Growing
• There must be 24-hour lighting24-hour lighting from cool fluorescent bulbs• The light must be 5 – 10 centimeters above the tallest plant
On the bottom of page 5 of your Fast Plants Handbook
• There must be a constant constant water sourcewater source
• Your plants will Your plants will rest on top of a rest on top of a self-watering self-watering system like this system like this one.one.
2. Requirements for Growing
• Room temperatureRoom temperature• Between 65° and 78° F
3. Requirements for Growing
• Consistent source of nutritionConsistent source of nutrition
4. Requirements for Growing
• 2 – 3 Fertilizer pellets per planting cell
Planting Materials
• Formulated soil• Pelletized fertilizer• Quad• Wicks• Anti-algal squares• Labels• Watering mat &
watering system
• Your group will plant one quad, which consists of four smaller cells
• Push the wicks into each cell, so that they extend through the bottom of the quad by about one centimeter
Directions for Growing
• Fill each cell half full with moist potting soil
• Add three fertilizer pellets to each cell.
• Add more soil to fill each cell. Do not pack the soil! Use your finger to make a 4 mm depression in the soil.
• Drop three seeds into the soil of each cell.
• Cover seeds with enough soil so the seeds are not visible.
Directions for Growing
• Label your quad with one pot label.
• Water gently with pipette until water drips from each wick. Place the quad on the water mat.
• Water with the pipette for the first three days to ensure adequate moisture for germination.
Directions for Growing
Monitoring the Growth of your Fast Plants