This site is the result of a collaboration with the Vierling Lab at the University of Massachusetts and science teachers at the Amherst Regional Middle School. Our goal was to use plants to help students learn to be scientists while simultaneously acting as a living model as we study life science topics. This site includes fully developed lessons as well as ideas in development.

If you have suggestions or questions, please reach out to us here: kellye@arps.org

Development of these educational resources has been facilitated with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO), Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) through the following awards:

MCB-1517046: “Linking Reactive Nitrogen Metabolism and Redox Homeostasis in Plants”

MCB-1517046-001: “RET Supplement: Linking Reactive Nitrogen Metabolism and Redox Horneostasis in Plants”

MCB 1817985: “Regulating Nitric Oxide Homeostasis and its Impact on Plant Growth and Reproduction”

P.I. of all awards: E. Vierling, Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA. vierling@biochem.umass.edu