Curriculum expectations
From the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes K-12, Pan-Canadian Protocol for Collaboration on School Curriculum, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), 1997.
- Describe and explain the role of experimentation, collecting evidence, finding relationships, proposing explanations, and imagination in the development of scientific knowledge.
- Relate personal activities and various scientific and technological endeavours to specific science disciplines and interdisciplinary study areas.
- Identify new questions and problems that arise from what was learned.
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.
The Energy to Survive
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
