The Sherlock Hoes Files: Botanical Mysteries

1. The Sherlock Hoes Files: Botanical Mysteries Georgette Briggs, Staci Forgey, Alenka Hlousek-Radojcic, Glenna Malcolm, Sarah Orlofske, DB Poli

2. The Biggest Mystery of All (aka our goal) • Students often ignore plants - how do we make plants exciting & memorable?

3. Our Mystery Case File Connections • Writing emphasis • Plant evolution • Form& Function • Human connections

4. Case File 1 Evolution and Plant Diversity • Plantevolutionary relationships • Phylogenetics • Morphological and physiological adaptations of plants to the terrestrial environment • Alternation of generations • Diverse types of science Writing

5. Plant Evolution: Hands on Quantitative Lab • Students will build and interpret phylogenetic trees based on plant traits • Morphology • Reproduction • Molecular Data • http://www.phylo.org/sub_sections/outreach/outreach_c

6. Plant Diversity: Writing • Choose a plant (or a few plants) from visiting the greenhouse • Outside Research • Place the plant in evolutionary and ecological context • Assessment: develop signage/exhibits for the university greenhouse and website

7. Case File 2: Heavy Metals and Phytoremediation

8. Case Learning Goals • Identify macronutrients and micronutrients in plants and their uptake and movement • Describe the terms tolerance and toxicity as it relates to plants nutrients • List and describe several metals and their reported levels in typical polluted and non-polluted soils. • Assess the suitability of an identified site for phytoremediation • Describe and present a poster with a detailed phytoremediation strategy for your identified site

9. Collaborative Work : Group Discussion Lower level learning objectives Higher level learning objectives

10. Phytoremediation

11. Case File 3: How conventional plant breeding has unintended consequences for plant-insect interactions Why are these wild sunflowers so small?

12. Case File 3: How conventional plant breeding has unintended consequences for plant-insect interactions Why do I see more pest damage on sunflowers on my farm?

13. Case File 3: How conventional plant breeding has unintended consequences for plant-insect interactions Why aren’t there bugs on these wild sunflowers?

14. Case Goals: • To make hypotheses for Podrick’squestion • To consider multiple trophic levels among plants and insects • To interpret bar graphs with multiple treatments • To summarize results from data relevant to Podrick’squestion • To research and share findings from other research studies regarding how conventional plant breeding… Why aren’t there bugs on these wild sunflowers?

15. Case Goals: • To make hypotheses for Podrick’squestion • To consider multiple trophic levels among plants and insects • To interpret bar graphs with multiple treatments • To summarize results from data relevant to Podrick’squestion • To research and share findings from other research studies regarding how conventional plant breeding… Why aren’t there bugs on these wild sunflowers?

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18. Case Goals: • To make hypotheses for Podrick’squestion • To consider multiple trophic levels among plants and insects • To interpret bar graphs with multiple treatments • To summarize results from data relevant to Podrick’squestion • To research and share findings from other research studies regarding how coventional plant breeding… Why aren’t there bugs on these wild sunflowers?

19. Thank you for your attention!