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When Barbara Morgan became the first Educator Astronaut in space onboard STS-118,
she carried-on a significant number of basil seeds. These were combined with seeds
that were stored in the International Space Station for over a year and both were
brought back to Earth. These seeds are available to any teacher who registers and
participates in the Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber. NASA
is performing their own experiments on some of the seeds to determine the durability
of the seeds and whether they would be a viable crop in a future lunar base.
If your class is not registered to participate or for more information, please
visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/home/index.html.
Space Explorers invites you to use our newest database for NASA's Engineering Design
Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber! This database was developed to allow Space
Explorers' customers and any other interested participants to enter their basil seed
growth data in an online community. Within the database, students can compare the
data they enter with other classrooms across the country. If you are a current subscriber,
log into Space Explorers' website and go to
http://www.space-explorers.com/internal/mdb/
to create plants and enter plant growth data. If you are not a current subscriber
visit
http://www.space-explorers.com/internal/seipa/wizard.asp?auth=morgan to sign up
and use the database at no charge. Once you have entered your information, you will be
directed to the database. On that webpage, please use the left navigational bar to find
the links to the NASA resources and the tools you need to enter your data and analyze the results.
If there is anything we can do to assist you in using the database, please
call 1-800-965-3763 or e-mail
customerservice@space-explorers.com with any questions.
Thank you!
Space Explorers, Inc.
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