Third Graders have successfully grown and pollinated their Wisconsin Fast Plants. These plants are engineered to go from seed to seedpod in under 40 days. We are almost ready to collect seeds and plant again. Each third grade class was given seeds with slightly different inherited traits. One class grew Fast Plants with a fuzz-like hair, while the other's are bare. We are excited to see the results of our cross-pollination. Will our harvested seeds produce plants with or without this trait? Student have also become experts in acquired traits. They demonstrated this knowledge by crafting a story describing a trait they possess that was not inherited, but acquired.
Here are some photos of our Fast Plants in the very bright light set up. Next a few where the students are carefully pollinating them with bee-sticks or pollination wands.
Very Best,
Mr. Noah Robinson
