Wisconsin Fast Plants Kits are only available through Carolina Biological Supply Company.

Wisconsin Fast PlantsTM Kits are designed for use by up to 32 students (working in pairs). Students kits are designed for classroom demonstrations, or for use by up to six students (great for home schooling or science projects).

Each Classroom and Student Kit contains everything you will need to complete the activities, including seed, an automatic watering system, plant units (quads or pots), pollination materials, plant stakes, pot labels, fertilizer, activities, and Growing Instructions.

Wisconsin Fast PlantsTM materials are teacher friendly. The automatic watering system provides sufficient water to last for three to four days, and the slow-release fertilizer is only applied once, at planting. Many of the Classroom Kit Refills contain the expendable portions and include seed, pollination materials, stakes, labels, chemicals, fertilizer, and instructions.

NOTE: Proper lighting is essential for success with Brassica rapa; plans for a light bank are included in the Growing Instructions, or appropriate lighting systems may be purchased.

Growth and Development Kit
The basic kit for growth and development, physiology, and tropism studies. Includes basic Brassica seed. Experiment times vary (40-100 days).

BA-15-8700      Student Kit    

BA-15-8702      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8703      Classroom Kit Refill   

Nutrition Study Kit
Demonstrates the effect of different levels of slow release N-P-K fertilizer. Includes basic Brassica seed. Experiment time is 40 days.

BA-15-8720      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8721      Classroom Kit Refill   

Hormone Kit
Demonstrates the effect of a plant growth hormone, gibberellin, on a gibberellin-deficient strain of Brassica. Contains basic Brassica seed, seed of the rosette strain, and 4 oz of 100 ppm gibberellic acid. Experiment time is 40 days.

BA-15-8728      Student Kit    

BA-15-8730      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8731      Classroom Kit Refill

Irradiated Seed Kit
Students study the effects of various dosages of gamma radiation on Brassica rapa growth and development. Contains non-irradiated basic Brassica rapa (control) seed and seed that have been exposed to four different levels of radiation (50, 150, 500, and 4000 Krads).

BA-15-8750      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8751      Classroom Kit Refill   

Acid Precipitation Kit
Students measure the effects of acid Precipitation on plant growth and productivity. Includes basic Brassica seed.

BA-15-8745      Classroom Kit   Each   

BA-15-8746      Classroom Kit Refill   

Salt Damage Kit
Students study the effects of salt on plant growth. Experiment time is 40 days.

BA-15-8742      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8743      Classroom Kit Refill   

Monohybrid Genetics Kit
Students explore Mendelian genetics through growing and pollinating F1 hybrid plants to produce F2 seed. Analysis of inheritance is based on the segregation of one gene in the F2 generation. The experiment illustrates the principles of inheritance of unit characters, dominance, and segregation. Includes seed of basic Brassica rapa, seed of a parent with the recessive mutant anthocyaninless, and F1 seed from a cross of the parent strains (anl/ANL). Experiment time is 55 days.

BA-15-8768      Student Kit    

BA-15-8770      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8771      Classroom Kit Refill   

Dihybrid Genetics Kit
Similar to the Monohybrid genetics kit, except students study inheritance of two genes segregating in the F2 generation. The experiment illustrates independent assortment, in addition to other principles of Mendelian genetics. Includes seed of basic Brassica rapa, seed of a strain that express two recessive mutants anthocyaninless and yellow-green, and F1 seed from a cross of the parent strains (anl/ANL, YGR/ygr). Experiment time is 55 days.

BA-15-8772      Student Kit    

BA-15-8774      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8775      Classroom Kit Refill   

Non-inheritance of Acquired Characteristics Kit
Students treat the rosette mutation plants with gibberillic acid and observe the resulting elongation of the rosette plant to a normal height or appearance. However, the ability to elongate is not inherited and the progeny retain the rosette mutation. Includes basic Brassica rapa (control) seed, rosette seed, and gibberellic acid. Experiment time is 55 days.

BA-15-8791      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8792      Classroom Kit Refill   

Cytoplasmic Inheritance Kit
Students investigate maternal inheritance by crossing wild-type green plants with variegated plants and growing the progeny to observe the phenotypes. The variegated trait is carried in the chloroplasts. Contains basic Brassica rapa seeds and seed of a variegated variety of Brassica rapa (Var). Experiment time is 55 days.

BA-15-8796      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8797      Classroom Kit Refill   

Genetics of Hairy Plants Kit
For advanced High School and College Study the genetics of an easily scored quantitative trait. Designed for 24 students working in groups of 3, this kit includes 50 seed each of 2 parental types (hairy and hairless), 100 F1 seed (hairy x hairless), and 250 F2 seed. By simultaneously growing the parental, F1 and F2 generations, students can study and measure quantitative variation, gene action, heretability, correlated traits, and more. Includes 4 watering systems and all other planting materials, plus detailed instructions. Experiment time is 55 to 100 days, and can be continued indefinitely for long-term selection studies.

BA-15-8785      Classroom Kit  

BA-15-8785A     Classroom Kit Refill   

Wisconsin Fast Plants "Confetti Kit"
Grade 3 and up. Your students will learn to observe, describe, and form hypotheses in this funfilled, hands-on science kit. Our "confetti" mix of 8 or more different types of Wisconsin Fast Plants seed produces plants varying in height, color, and hairiness. Students measure, graph, name, and describe their own unique plants. Sturdy 11/2 x 2 inch plastic pots allow each student (or pair of students) to "own" a confetti garden or 2-3 plants. Kit includes detailed growing instructions, age-appropriate activities, and student worksheets. A lighting system is not included. For students working alone or 30 students working in pairs.

BA-15-8692     

Pressing Matters

Grades 2-6. Press and laminate Wisconsin Fast Plants or other small plants. Mounted plants can be used in research presentations, photocopied, measured, and even used as bookmarks! Kit includes supplies to assemble 10 miniature plant presses, laminating materials, and instructions. Plants not included.

BA-15-8972     

Population Explosion Kit

Grades 4-6. What are the factors that limit and sustain populations? Use Wisconsin Fast Plants materials to explore the 2 experimental variables, plant population density, and nutrient levels, on growth, development, and reproduction. This highly visual hands-on activity illustrates a variety of environmental, ecological and evolutionary concepts. The Demonstration Kit includes seed and planting supplies for a 4 x 4 grid of successive doublings of seed and nutrient levels. The Classroom Kit includes seed and planting materials for 5 teams of students. When class results are combined, a 5 x 5 grid of increasing plant population density and nutrient levels will result. Experiment time is 18 days, 45 if seed is harvested.

BA-15-8794      Demonstration Kit      

BA-15-8795      Classroom Kit  

Bottle Biology
Grade 2 and up. Developed by Dr. Paul Williams, creator of Wisconsin Fast Plants teaching materials. This innovative book is a perfect companion volume to Exploring with Wisconsin Fast Plants. Bottle Biology is full of fun ways you can use recyclable containers to learn about science and the environment. The projects promote science as a tool everyone can use to explore the world. Use Wisconsin Fast Plants materials and other living organisms to model a rainforest, create a spider habitat, explore an ecosystem, or learn about composting. Each chapter contains background information, activities, and teaching tips. 127 pages.

BA-15-8959     

Bottle Biology Tool Kit
A complete set of the materials needed to construct any of the columns, habitats, or ecosystems in the Bottle Biology book. All you need to add are the recycled plastic soda bottles! Includes bottle stabilizer, ruler, marker, and razor in a safety holder, scissors, paper punch, and tape.

BA-15-8959A    

TerrAqua Column Kit
Recycle 2-L plastic bottles as a terraqua column and study the connections between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Students construct a control chamber and a treatment chamber to study the effects of nutrients in the soil on terrestrial planets and aquatic systems. Kits include radish seed, soil, fertilizer mix, aquatic plants, and snails. Bottles are not included. The Demonstration Kit is sufficient for 2 demonstrations, or for use by 2 to 6 students. The Classroom Kit is for use by a class of 24 students.

BA-15-9130      Demonstration Kit      

BA-15-9132      Classroom Kit  

What's Eating You? Predator-Prey Kit.
Grades 2-6 using recycled 2-L plastic bottles, create a column ecosystem to study predator-prey interactions. Suitable for studies in plant science related to food webs, natural selection, and adaptation. Kits include 2 species of carnivorous plants, fruit flies, and planting materials. Bottles not included. The Demonstration Kit is sufficient for a teacher demonstration or single student science project; the Classroom Kit is designed for a class of up to 24 students.

BA-65-2024      Demonstration Kit      

BA-65-2026      Classroom Kit  

Film Can Hand Lens Kit
Grades 2-6. Turn trash into treasure as your students construct useful, high-quality field magnifiers from film cans, soda bottle caps, and a double convex lens (28mm diam. X 59 mm. Focal length). Kits include pre-drilled sterilized bottle caps and film cans, lenses, and neck string. Assembly is easy and fun! The Demonstration Kit includes enough material to construct 2 hand lenses; the Classroom Kit includes enough material for 12 hand lenses.

BA-60-2290      Demonstration Kit      

BA-60-2292      Classroom Kit  

BA-60-2294      Lenses         

Trial-Sized Get Acquainted Kit
Get acquainted with out unique Wisconsin Fast PlantsTM teaching system with this economical, trial-sized kit. The kit provides you with the opportunity of observing the life cycle yourself, before introducing your students to Wisconsin Fast PlantsTM materials. Shortly after planting a quad (a 4-cell unit) of seed, you'll see the seedlings emerge and begin to develop. Then, after pollinating the flowers, you'll watch as the seed pods begin to form.

Our Get Acquainted Kit contains everything you need: seed, soil, fertilizer, wicks, miniature watering system, pollination supplies, stakes, labels, plus our complete Growing Instructions booklet.

Please keep in mind that proper lighting is essential for success with Rbr plants. The minimum light requirement for this 1-quad kit is 24 hr, cool white fluorescent light, placed within several centimeters of the growing tips. (A height-adjustable 2-bulb fluorescent desk lamp may provide adequate, but not ideal, lighting.)

BA-15-8690     

Genetic Seed Sampler
Eight of our most popular genetic stocks together in one set. You'll receive 8 packets of 20-30 seed each, enough to plant 2 quads (8 plants) of each stock using our BA-15-8993 Wisconsin Fast PlantsTM Growing System, for a total of 64 plants. Our Growing Instructions booklet is included.

• Basic Rbr (wild type)
  
• Rosette (ros)
  
• Elongated Internodes (ein)
  
• Anthocyaninless (anl)
  
• Anthocyaninless Yellow-Green (anl, ygr)
  
• Yellow-Green (ygr)
  
• Variegated (Var)
  
• Hairless [Hir (0-1)]

BA-15-8800