Plants and Life in Space

Integrated HASS Plants and Life in Space Primary

Plants are vital to sustain life on Earth. As humans continue to explore new frontiers, especially in space, the role of plants becomes even more crucial. Researchers are working hard to learn how to grow plants in an inhospitable environment like space.

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Plants and Life in Space: Module Overview

Have you ever thought about what gardening might look like in space? This video introduces the Plants 4 Space research program and provides an overview of why plants are important as humans begin to explore space.

Plants and Life in Space: Growing Plants in Space

This video explains how scientists are working to grow plants in space without water, sunlight or soil.

Plants and Life in Space: Who owns Outer Space?

This video explains how social scientists are leading the way in exploring and challenging ideas about how humans might interact with each other in the new environments of space exploration.

Plants and Life in Space: Space Farming

How do you grow plants without soil, sunlight or even gravity? This video explains how Australian scientists are leading the charge on how to grow plants in space for a future that may include human colonies on other planets.

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