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		Constructing and Planting Fast Plants in a Deli-containter Growing System Illustrated instructions for constructing and planting in the Fast Plants deli-container growing system. This is a stable growing system that is easy to construct for all age learners, and works well...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/grow/Deli-Container%20Growing%...

		Farming Fast Plants This Farming Fast Plants activity introduces a classroom investigation that is easily adaptable for all grade levels and designed to engage teachers and students as investigators. The activity has...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/farming_fp.pdf

		Fast Plants Care This four-page handout explains the key steps to follow when caring for Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa) throughout their life cycle, from sowing through harvesting seeds. This handout includes...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/grow/fastplantscare.pdf

		Generalized Artificial Selection Fast Plants Schedule This fill-in-the-blank timeline is a planning tool for teachers to use when figuring out when to begin the steps associated with conducting a two-generation artificial selection experiment using Fast...		More Info
		http://fastplants.org/pdf/AP/selection_timeline.pdf

		Getting a Handle on Variation: Quantifying Difference in Traits This article is designed to help students and teachers think about the nature of various determinants underlying biological variation. Teachers facilitating any selection investigation will find this...		More Info
		http://fastplants.org/pdf/AP/investigating_variation.pdf

		Growing Rapid Brassica rapa (RBR) in a Discovery Cup System (DCS) Instructions from the Father of Fast Plants (written by Dr. Paul Williams) about growing Rapid Brassica rap (RBR) in a Discovery Cup System (DCS) made from plastic portion control cups.This file is...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/resources/pauls_sandbox_category_a...

		Growth, Development and Reproduction -- Exploring and explaining germination, growth and development A 32-page booklet, containing complete instructions for activities at each life cycle stage. The booklet also includes important background information about plant physiology and how to grow Fast...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/WFP_growth-developm...

		Illustrated Fast Plants Bottle Growing System Instructions Instructions for constructing and planting Fast Plants in the recycled "Bottle Growing System" that was designed by the Wisconsin Fast Plant Program. This is a low-cost growing system ideal for...		More Info
		http://fastplants.org/pdf/activities/Bottle_Growing_System_h...

		Illustrated Fast Plants deli-container planting instructions This document is the step-by-step instructions for planting Fast Plants in a deli-container growing system like is used in Reading Green. The instructions include measurements that are then...		More Info
		http://fastplants.org/pdf/activities/ReadingGreenScienceNote...

		Investigating Plant Physiology with Wisconsin Fast Plants The activities and background information in this booklet are designed to support investigations into three primary areas of plant physiology (how plants function): Nutrition, Tropism, and Hormone...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/WFPphysiology-06web...

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