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Developing STEM Careers
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these activities look at career opportunities in plant biology, as well as useful classroom activities and practical investigations. The range of careers and activities covered include:
Inside STEM careers: research into plant pollinators
Investigating how flowers attract insect pollinators.
Inside STEM careers: investigating antioxidants
Rainforest plants, anticancer drugs and testing plants for vitamin C content.
Inside STEM careers: investigating habitats
Surveying habitats and seeing how they are linked.
Inside STEM Careers: cloning endangered plants
The Millenium Seed Bank and the conservation of endangered plant species.
Inside STEM careers: investigating antimicrobial properties
Obtaining medicines from natural and genetically modified plants.
Inside STEM careers: investigating organic foods
Organic farming and do organic crops taste better than non-organic crops?
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Inside STEM careers: research into plant pollinators
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of plant research scientist, Beverley Glover. Through activities based around plant adaptations, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in plant...
Inside STEM careers: investigating antioxidants
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of plant research scientist, Jess Chu. Through investigating vitamin C in plants, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in plant biology.
...Inside STEM careers: investigating habitats *suitable for home teaching*
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of landscape ecologist, Amy Eycott. Through investigating habitats and biodiversity, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in ecology and biology...
Inside STEM Careers: cloning endangered plants
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of conservation biotechnologist, Jonathan Kendon. Through investigating the effects of human activity on the environment, students gain a greater understanding of the career...