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?

Resources

Category: Experiment

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 biology.Beverley Glover is a lecturer and research...

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Category: Simulation

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.Jess is looking into the anticancer properties of the...

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Category: Lecture

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.Amy works for the Forestry Commission. Her work...

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Category: Open-ended task

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 opportunities available in ecology and plant biology....

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