This year our biotechnology class was connected to a community outreach credit that our students need to graduate. As a part of this credit, our students created plant biology related activities that they took to SciPort: Louisiana's Science Center to share with the visiting families. We had three great projects to share which included:
- Jello plant cells! These jello cells contained a nucleus, a mitochondrion, and a chloroplast made from fruit. Kids were allowed to dissect these cells and dig around while learning about the inner workings of a plant.
- Light signaling and flower opening! Participants got to play a game of paddle ball (representing photons hitting the photoreceptors) while they learned about why a flower opens in the morning.
- Movement in plants! Students grew their own sensitive plants (Mimosa pudica) and brought them up for kids to touch and talk about reactions and turgor pressure in plants.
The students also helped Sciport with their Six Plant Parts activity, where kids get to learn about the important parts of the plant.
These projects were a big hit, and one small boy even said he wanted to be a scientist when he grows up! You can get more information about these projects by visiting our contact page and sending us a message!
