The BSA McIntosh Apple Development Poster

Curricular Materials to Accompany the McIntosh Apple Development Poster
Distributed by the Education Committee of the Botanical Society of America
Posted March 2001

Plants serve as wonderful model organisms to explore the dynamic science of biology. The Education Committee of the Botanical Society of America is developing curricular materials for K-14 education. These materials are designed to accompany the McIntosh Apple Development Poster which will be distributed to teachers at conferences. For additional information about the poster, contact the BSA Business Office at (314) 577-9566 or by email at bsa-manager@botany.org. If you want to contribute an activity for inclusion on this website , please contact Steven Rice at rices@union.edu or (518) 388-6243.

Table of Contents:

Curricular Materials:

Development
- Gasping for Breath: Bottle Experiments With Mung Beans

Cultivation
- History of Cultivation of McIntosh Apples: A Research Project

Flower Stucture and Function
- (We are looking for submissions here)

Fruit Structure and Function
- Bad Apples: Synchrony in Ripening Fruit
- Sailing Seeds: An Experiment in Wind Dispersal
- Coming Soon! Big and Bendy: On the Biomechanics of Supporting Fruit

Credits:

Brent Seabrook thoughfully designed the spectacular poster that anchors the project.
David Kramer, Chair, Education Committee of BSA spearheaded the effort to develop and distribute the poster and supporting materials for this project
Steven Rice and Amy Russell, Union College, coordinated the development of supporting materials and the web interface.
The project has been graciously funded by contributions from McGraw Hill Publishers and the Botanical Society of America.