The Energy to Survive
Nutritional Requirements for Long Duration Missions: Grades 9/10
Learning Strategies
- Activity 1: Selecting Plants for Space Travel
- Activity 2: Developing a Greenhouse Plan for Mars
- Cross-curricular Extension Activity: Language/Literacy/Information Literacy
- Assessment
Resources
Tomatosphere is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Heinz Canada Ltd, HeinzSeed, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Stokes Seeds and the University of Guelph.
Optional Units
Teacher Resources
- Tomatosphere Project Overview
- Tips 'n' Tricks
- NEW Seed Treatment for 2010
- 2010 Teachers' Guide
- PDF Resources [Printable charts from the Teachers' Guide]
- NEW Four Optional Units
- NEW Biological Life Support Systems
- Tomatosphere Supplies
- Tomatoes in Space [Video]
- Heinz Tomato Breeding Program
- International Space Station
- Astronaut Mike Fincke talks about the importance of Tomatosphere [Video]
- CSA Teachers' Conference
- CSA Teacher Resources
- Exploring Mars
- Mars Environment
