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Course Description: This course will look at familiar seeds and their early growth into seedlings (with experimentation with the seedlings). You will grow the little mustard known as Brassica, the Wisconsin Fast Plant. It is called the fast plant because it goes from seed to seedling to mature plant with flowers and fruits, and back to seed, in six weeks. In order to get the plant to grow satisfactorily, you must have a grow-light (shipped as part of your materials) that can be on 24/7 (24 hours a day all week) for the entire six weeks, and you must get the seeds planted on Day 0 (January 29).
The goals of this course are to...
- Watch seeds germinate
- Learn about uptake of water in seeds
- Think about seeds as food
- Observe how plants respond to gravity
- Learn the parts of a flower
- Act like a pollinating bee
- Watch a flower part turn into fruit with seeds
You will keep journals with growth data, answer questions from the instructor based on your journals and the manual, and participate in discussions. If you are already familiar with Wisconsin Fast Plants, you can either participate in this class with more experimentation with your plants.
Meeting Place and Times: Teachers login to the course at a time of day that best fits their schedule. It is necessary to connect at least 4 - 6 times per week to stay current and successfully complete this 1 graduate credit course.
Instructor(s): Joseph Bradshaw, MS.
Prerequisites: A general science methods course.
Target Audience: K - 6th grade elementary teachers.
Time Commitment: 6-8 hours per week. If you are unfamiliar with this field of study and/or method of delivery, you may require more time.
| Cost: | | | Tuition | $240 | | | Books/Materials | $75.00 | | | MSU Fees | $3.15 | | | Total | $318.15 |
All materials will be sent to you by NTEN.
The cost of the course assumes that you are taking only online courses from Montana State University (MSU) and/or specially designated courses through MSU Extended University during the semester that the course is offered. If you are also taking regular face-to-face courses from Montana State University, other costs may apply. Montana State University charges a $3.25 per credit hour computer fee for this course. (The fee is $3.15 per credit hour during summer session 2009.) MSU also charges a $30 registration fee per student per semester. If you have not yet paid this fee, you may do so when you register for this course. To learn more, please see the University Business Services' Student Accounts Web page.
Computer Requirements: - Computer running Windows 2000 or newer or Mac OS X
or higher
- CD-ROM drive
- Internet access
For More Information: Contact NTEN Elementary at 1-800-461-9635
How to Register: Register Online
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