Office of Continuing Education, Montana State University

BIOL 591-806: Plant Science: It Grows on You

Online Jun 03-Jul 21, 2013 Credit: 1 graduate Tuition & Fees: $388.35 Instructor(s): Joseph Bradshaw Register Online

Online
Jun 03-Jul 21, 2013
Credit: 1 graduate
Tuition & Fees: $388.35
Instructor(s): Joseph Bradshaw

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.
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

In service teacher. A general science methods course.

Target Audience

K - 8th 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.

Tuition and Fees


	Tuition	$266.50
	Program Fee	$118.50
	Computer Fee	$3.35
	Total	$388.35

Program fee includes $110 materials fee. All materials will be sent to you by NTEN.
NSTA Members are eligible to receive a 10% discount on tuition. Enter your NSTA Membership Number when you are asked for it

A $30 registration fee is also charged once per semester.

The costs above assume that you are taking only MSU Extended University courses during the semester that the course is offered. If you also registered for courses through the MSU Registrar, the regular MSU fee structure may apply.

A $40 late fee will be assessed if payment is not posted to your account by 3 pm (Mountain Time) of the course start date (or the business day before if the course starts on a weekend or a holiday).

To learn more about tuition and fees, please see the University Business Services' Student Accounts Web page.

Computer Requirements:

Computer running Windows XP Service Pack 3 or newer or Mac OS X.5 (Leopard) or higher
CD-ROM drive
Internet access

This course uses a learning management system. You will learn more closer to the course start date.

For More Information

Contact Lisa Brown
Lisa.Brown@montana.edu

BIOL 591-806: Plant Science: It Grows on You