Introduce to your students the concept of plant cloning. The same technique of vegetative or non-sexual reproduction used in commercial labs is examined in this Bilingual English/Spanish kit. Plants are reproduced from parts other than seeds and spores. The specially designed LAB-AIDS‚® propagators provide the proper environmental conditions for students to achieve almost certain success. The propagator closely controls and eliminates troublesome steps which can cause failure so that everything from African Violets to shrubs can be rooted. This kit, designed for 10 students, can be used multiple times. It contains everything for the activity except the actual "cuttings."
Scientific Concepts:
Investigate plant cloning
Reproduce plants from parts other than seeds or spores
Content List:
1Teacher's Guide with MSDS
10Student Worksheets and Guides
2Greenhouse propagators
2Growth medium, scientifically mixed, bags
1Root inducing hormone
2Opaquing shields (Cardboard sleeves for greenhouse base)
Classroom Planning:
To complete this kit requires at least part of one ~50-minute class period for set-up and class time for observations and note taking for the next several weeks.
Number of students: Depends on number of students per group