SCIENCE EDUCATION Spring 2022 PlantingScience Session Recap If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we work with some amazing teachers and scientists. Despite the fact that many K-12 schools are still working through a regrouping phase, we had a solid spring session that served nearly 700 students. All together, they completed 190 investigations with nearly every available Investigation Theme represented! Interestingly, the theme that drew the most attention from teachers and students this session was our Agronomy Feeds the World theme, perhaps reflecting the Next Generation Science Standards’ emphasis on human reliance on the environment and effects on biodiversity. In the end, 30 projects received nominations for Star Project awards, of which 10 were selected to receive honors. Check out the winning projects in our new
Star Project gallery at: https://plantingscience. org/psprojects/starprojectssp22. Of course, none of this could have happened without the generous support of our wonderful donors, mentors, and Master Plant Science Team (MPST) members. Our thanks go out to those who willingly gave their resources, time, and attention to our student teams, giving them the opportunity to discover firsthand what wonderful people you are! We hear regularly from our teachers how much they and their students love PlantingScience, and how effective the program has been in capturing students’ interest in plants. Thank you for being a part of this effort!
By Dr. Catrina Adams, Jennifer Hartley, Education Director Education Programs Supervisor 135
