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 ways in which plants are important to living things and the environment.
- Identify parts of different plants that provide humans with useful products, and describe the preparation that is required to obtain these products and how our supply of useful plants is replenished.
- Ask questions that lead to exploration and investigation.
- Make and record relevant observations and measurements, using written language, pictures, and charts.
- Identify common objects and events, using terminology and language that others understand.
- Identify examples of scientific questions and technological problems that are currently being studied.
- Describe instances where scientific ideas and discoveries have led to new inventions and applications.
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.
How to Feed a Martian
- Table of Contents
- Background Information and Notes
- Curriculum Expectations
- Activity 1: Selecting Foods
- Activity 2: Food Storage/Dehydration
- Cross-curricular Extension Activity
- Assessment
- Storage Times for Crops
- Crop Characteristics
- Food Preference Chart for Dehydrated Food
- Canada's Food Guide (Simplified Version)
- Links
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
