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When you receive your Fast Plants Packet... Quietly begin reading the contents of the packet to yourself… Follow along with this PowerPoint to fill in critical vocabulary to understanding your Fast Plants growth and development. Fast plants are a variety of the species Brassica rapa… You may recognize some of the Fast Plant’s cousins. All of these plants are members of the same species: Brassica oleracea Page 1 Page 2 What to expect from your Fast Plants Radicle Monday (Day 0): Your seeds Tuesday and Wednesday (Days 1 & 2): Seed Germination Page 2 What to expect from your Fast Plants Cotyledon Root Root hairs Hypocotyl Thursday and Friday (Days 3 & 4): Your seedling Thursday and Friday (Days 3 & 4): Your seedling Page 2 What to expect from your Fast Plants Over the weekend (Days 4 through 6) The hypocotyls will extend as the plant seeks light Page 3 What to expect from your Fast Plants True leaves Monday (Day 7): The developing plant Shoot Meristem Page 3 What to expect from your Fast Plants Nodes (where the leaves are attached) Internode Page 3 O2 CO2 Leaves contain many pores (called stomata) Page 3 Chloroplasts contain a green pigment called chlorophyll Page 3 Glucose! Page 4 What to expect from your Fast Plants Stamens Petals Week 3 (Days 14-20): The flower is ready to pollinate Pistil Sepals Page 4 What to expect from your Pollinating with Bees Fast Plants Thorax of bee Where is the pollen on the plant? The stamens Where does it need to be deposited? The pistil Page 5 What to expect from your Fast Plants Fertilization has occurred Developing seeds Developing Fruit Page 5 What to expect from your Fast Plants • Harvesting your seeds Moist Paper Towel Evenly scatter seeds on paper towel Where should these seeds be kept? A cool, dark place On the bottom of page 5 of your Fast Plants Handbook 1. Requirements for Growing • There must be 24-hour lighting from cool fluorescent bulbs • The light must be 5 – 10 centimeters above the tallest plant 2. Requirements for Growing • There must be a constant water source • Your plants will rest on top of a self-watering system like this one. 3. Requirements for Growing • Room temperature • Between 65° and 78° F 4. Requirements for Growing • Consistent source of nutrition • 2 – 3 Fertilizer pellets per planting cell Planting Materials • • • • • • • Formulated soil Pelletized fertilizer Quad Wicks Anti-algal squares Labels Watering mat & watering system Directions for Growing • Your group will plant one quad, which consists of four smaller cells • Push the wicks into each cell, so that they extend through the bottom of the quad by about one centimeter Directions for Growing • Fill each cell half full with moist potting soil • Add three fertilizer pellets to each cell. • Add more soil to fill each cell. Do not pack the soil! Use your finger to make a 4 mm depression in the soil. • Drop three seeds into the soil of each cell. • Cover seeds with enough soil so the seeds are not visible. Directions for Growing • Label your quad with one pot label. • Water gently with pipette until water drips from each wick. Place the quad on the water mat. • Water with the pipette for the first three days to ensure adequate moisture for germination. Monitoring the Growth of your Fast Plants