Brianna Lummerding
Career Profiles
Agronomic Innovation Manager
Zoë Ehlert (Video)
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
Zoë Ehlert
Career Profiles
Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding
![A variety of plants](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Plant_parts.jpg?itok=OZLwgoey)
Parts of a Plant
Backgrounders
What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?
![Bee on flower](/sites/default/files/2023-01/bee%20on%20flower.jpg)
Can you artificially pollinate a flower?
Hands-on Activities
Design and build an artificial pollinator.
![Pepper plants on the ISS](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/peppers_ISS.jpg?itok=87tPUQjm)
Tropisms in Plants
Backgrounders
Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.
![Plant Cells with Visible Chloroplasts](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/plant_leaf_cells_closeup.jpg?itok=-KZuT8ir)
Specialized Cells of the Leaf System
Backgrounders
Learn about the structure and function of the cells in leaves.
![Seedling with sunlight](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/seedling_sunlight.jpg?itok=FWDgKDZv)
Light & Plants
Backgrounders
Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.
![Soil and plant in hands](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-02/Dirt_Hands_600W.png?itok=tllAkb5T)
Experiment with plants!
STEM Explained
List of hand-on activities connected to plants
![Package of seeds](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/package_of_seeds.jpg?itok=BwXsB7wg)
Seeds and Germination
Backgrounders
Learn what’s inside a tomato seed, how it travels, and all the things it needs to germinate and grow.
![Maturation of tomato fruit](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-07/tomato_fruit_maturation.jpg?itok=u72yWNxI)
The Life Cycle of a Tomato Plant
Backgrounders
Learn about the pollination, fertilization, germination and growth of tomato plants.
![Bee on flower covered in pollen](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-06/pollen-covered_bee_on_flower.jpg?itok=sdTi3kzW)
Pollinators are Important!
STEM Explained
Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.
![Coniferous and deciduous trees covered in snow](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-03/coniferous_deciduous_snow.jpg?itok=FwvMVkpV)
How Do Trees Survive in Winter?
STEM Explained
What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?
![Thomas Graham](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2020-01/Tom%20Graham%20at%20haughton%20crater.png?itok=yMLRqy4E)
Thomas Graham
Career Profiles
Research Scientist, Space Farming
![Variety of plant groups in Banff National Park, Alberta](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/plant_taxonomy_banff.jpg?itok=xQe0JVAi)
Plant Taxonomy
Backgrounders
Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.