Fast Plants

URL: http://www.fastplants.org/

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This is the homepage of the Fast Plants organization. Fast Plants are inexpensive seeds which take approximately 2 weeks from planting to flowering. The website includes seed ordering, growing directions, and activities.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Biology -- Study and teaching, Biology -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs., Growth and development, Life cycles, Life Science, Life science, Life sciences -- Study and teaching, Life sciences -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs., Plants, Plants -- Study and teaching, Plants -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs., Reproduction, Science, Science -- Botany, Science -- Ecology, Science -- Informal education, Science -- Instructional issues, Sexual reproduction
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Higher Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audience	Educator, Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Collection, Instructional Material, Reference Material
Resource format	application, application/pdf, image, image/jpeg, text, text/html
Rights	University of Wisconsin Madison, Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

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Title	AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository
Link	http://amser.org/
Description	AMSER (Applied Math and Science Education Repository) is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for those in community and technical colleges, but free for anyone to use. AMSER is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the National Science Digital Library, and is being created by a team of project partners led by Internet Scout.
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Title	Internet Scout Project
Link	http://scout.wisc.edu/
Description	The Internet Scout Report provides evaluation and annotation of high-quality online resources, particularly those that will be of value to the education community. Each resource is selected, researched, and annotated by a team of professional librarians and subject-matter experts, who evaluate sites on the basis of their content, authority, upkeep, presentation, availability, and cost. Published since 1994, the Report is one of the internet's oldest and most respected publications. The Internet Scout Project is part of the College of Letters and Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Title	Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
Link	http://msteacher2.org/
Description	The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience.
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Content contained within the resource

WELCOME TO FAST PLANTS® To know a plant, grow a plant! Join thousands of teachers worldwide who use Fast Plants® to bring sciencealive in their classrooms! Wisconsin Fast Plants® Program • University of Wisconsin – Madison Science House • 1630 Linden Drive • Madison, WI 53706 1-608-263-2634 • info@fastplants.org • Web Credits