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 the interactions of the ocean currents, winds, and regional climates.
- Identify new questions and problems that arise from what was learned.
- Communicate questions, ideas, intentions, plans, and results, using lists, notes in point form, sentences, data tables, graphs, drawings, oral language, and other means.
- Evaluate individual and group processes used in planning, problem solving, decision making, and completing a task.
- Provide examples of technologies that have enabled scientific research.
- Provide examples of public and private Canadian institutions that support scientific and technological research and endeavours.
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 Martian Environment
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
