Educational outreach
EDEN ISS plans to engage the next generation of space explorers through an educational outreach program that offers to teachers and pupils information and activities related to the cultivation of plants for the purpose of growing food in space, either on the International Space Station or further destinations like the Moon and Mars.
Lecture material
Lecture material for schools (age range between 6 and 12 years) and universities are available, upon the request of teachers and/or professors within EU member states and Canada. It offers information and suggests activities in the topics of space, biology, and growing food under specific environmental conditions appropriate to learning abilities.
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DOWNLOAD directions on How to grow your seeds without the use of soil in English
DOWNLOAD Experiment zu Pflanzenwachstum in der Flasche in deutscher Sprache
Antarctic seed campaign
DLR personnel took a number of seeds to the Neumayer III station. These seeds were brought back to Europe after they have stayed in Antarctica for a number of weeks. The seeds are now being made available to classrooms in Europe and Canada. These will also be included in the Experiment Toolkit.
The Children’s Seed Campaign is connected to the CHILDREN’S COMPETITION.
Paul Zabel and Daniel Schubert in Antarctica with a package of seeds. credit: DLR, 2018
Experiment Toolkit
‘Plant growth experiment tool kits’ can be ordered by school children and pupils throughout EU member states and Canada. The kits have been developed by DLR and highlight the key issues of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies and different growth procedures related to cultivating plants in space. Here, the pupils can learn different aspects about BLSS and the role of higher plants in human space exploration endeavors. Seeds from the Antarctic seed campaign are included in the Experiment toolkit.
DOWNLOAD directions on How to grow your seeds without the use of soil in English
DOWNLOAD Experiment zu Pflanzenwachstum in der Flasche in deutscher Sprache
