How to feed a martian
Nutrition for a Human Voyage to Mars: Grades 3/4
Learning Strategies
- Activity 1: Selecting Foods
- Activity 2: Food Storage/Dehydration
- Cross-curricular Extension Activity: Language and the Arts
- Assessment
Resources
- Storage Times for Crops
- Crop Characteristics
- Food Preference Chart for Dehydrated Food
- Canada's Food Guide (Simplified Version)
- Links
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
- NEW Seed Treatment for 2012
- NEW Priming
- Seed Treatment for 2011
- Growing Spheres
- Energy Diet Challenge
- Tomatosphere Project Overview
- Tips 'n' Tricks
- 2011 Teachers' Guide
- PDF Resources [Printable charts from the Teachers' Guide]
- Four Optional Units
- 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
- Seed Starting Guidelines
