Tomatosphere Project

Time since germination (days)

Light Duration (hours/day)

Primary Light Source

Window/Natural Light

Ceiling/Ambient Light

Grow Lamp/Direct Light

Other

Surface area of the largest leaf (cm2)

Please note: if you want a simple lesson on how to measure the surface area, you can find one at http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/finding-surface-area-leaf/

Additional Thoughts

For the Action Project, we are considering an inquiry that would focus on photosynthesis. In the proposed inquiry, students would learn how to measure the rate of photosynthesis indirectly using a floating leaf disc technique. The same experimental method would be used on control and treated Tomatosphere™ plants. After doing the inquiry, students would be able to upload and compare their results with those of other students on CurioCity.

Would you be interested in participating with your class?

Highly Interested

Interested

Uninterested

Highly uninterested

Would you be interested in helping us beta test this project this fall (2016)?

Yes

No

Do you have any other suggestions for a citizen science project on CurioCity using the Tomatosphere™ plants based on current or future inquiries you can see your classroom doing?

Email Address*

Please provide the email address you use for Tomatosphere™ . We will use this to confirm your responses and to send you the link to the compiled data.