Space Seeds for Teachers
Two sources are offering teachers free seeds that have flown in space for classroom use. The NASA Engineering Design Challenge is offering cinnamon basil seeds to the first 100,000 takers. NASA wants students from elementary to high-school level to design, build, and test lunar plant growth chambers using the seeds, which flew aboard the International Space Station and Space Shuttle flight STS-118. Sign up here. Epsori Space Systems is offering a mix of seeds that have flown in space, including alfalfa, radish, and the dreaded broccolli. Teachers can sign up here. Below, basil seeds are exposed to space on the Materials on ISS-3 experiment.
