Educational Materials
NGSS Aligned Lesson Plans for Educators
The Astrobotany International Research Initiative (AIRI) is an open-source astrobotany research platform that seeks to support ongoing space plant biology research through an interactive, collaborative space. AIRI has NGSS-aligned lesson plans that your classroom can use to help grow microgreens in gravity!
On ExoLab-11, Magnitude.io will be sending model legume Medicago truncatula to the ISS in Q1 of 2024. Join us as we team up to launch a citizen science curriculum. Check out ExoLab for hands-on NGSS-aligned lesson plans built around a real experiment sent to the International Space Station.
Initiatives
Astrobotany is an exciting and accessible discipline for students to learn about. There are a number of independent astrobotany initiatives worldwide that support astrobotany research and have robust lesson plans for educators. Click the button below to view our list of Astrobotany Initiatives around the globe.
Printable Worksheets
Astrobotany Standards (ASOP)
Are you interested in teaching your students or learning about astrobotany laboratory techniques? Check out our Astrobotany Standards (ASOP) to learn how to sterilize seeds, make space media (gel agar), delay germination, and much more.