Tomatosphere is an educational outreach project that reaches over 9000 classrooms (and homeschoolers) across Canada, the United States and several other nations.
One packet of tomato seeds is normal and the other contains the same seeds but they have been subjected to conditions which simulate the process of aerocapture as the space vehicle enters the atmosphere of Mars. The effects include higher pressure and temperature. Aerocapture into Mars uses the friction of the martian atmosphere to slow the space vehicle down.
Students will learn how to conduct a scientific experiment and compare the germination rates of the seeds. They may also report on the growth and development of their plants.
My packet of seeds
Soaking the peet pellets
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