Canada: Toronto students' space tomatoes out of this world
And after an experiment that began at the start of this school year — comparing the percentage of space seeds that germinated compared to those with earthly beginnings — Bajaj did the big reveal on Friday, giving the excited teens the results.
“In the past we’ve done different experiments to teach the scientific method, but the unit after this is astronomy,” so the Tomatosphere project worked well on two fronts, said Bajaj, who has a degree in aerospace engineering as well as teaching.
“The best thing about the experiment is the awareness of how real science is conducted,” she said, and it gives students a chance to experience something that is part of a real-world experiment on the effects of space on food growth.
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