SteadyGROWpro Creates Education Kits for Use in Science Classrooms
KOKOMO, Ind., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — SteadyGROWpro has designed
comprehensive, hands-on life science education kits to be used in the classroom.
Sprout Jones: Life Science Education complements any elementary life science
curriculum. Plant Propagation; A Scientific Inquiry teaches high school students
about scientific methods, and Agricultural Research; Soilless Growing is
designed for agriculture and horticulture programs. All kits are no mess, no
bacteria and no insect alternatives to growing plants in the classroom which
help teachers cover:
— seed germination
— vegetative propagation
— root development
— plant nutrition
— pollination
— plant life cycle
— photosynthesis
In October 2010, 200 fourth-, fifth- and seventh-grade students at Gompers Fine
Arts Option School in Chicago used the classroom growing kits developed by
steadyGROWpro. To view a video story featuring feedback on the steadyGROWpro
program from the teachers and students at Gompers, click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyVeMVhBgCg.
“By using the steadyGROWpro education kits, students will get to actually see
seed germination and watch root development,” explained Kelvin Frye, National
Sales Manager. “The units we have developed allow students to witness and be
responsible for the complete life cycle of a plant.”
SteadyGROWpro is an inert, sterile growing media which optimizes plant growth.
Used by gardeners, commercial greenhouses and educators, steadyGROWpro is the
newest media used for soilless and hydroponic growing. With a unique cell
structure comprised of 89% air and 11% mass, steadyGROWpro is an eco-friendly
alternative which can be ground down to a sand-like material or incinerated
without emitting harmful toxins.
ABOUT STEADYGROWPRO
steadyGROWpro, a division of Syndicate Sales Inc., is available in plugs,
sheets, blocks and slabs, steadyGROWpro helps growers maximize their results
when growing food crops including cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, popular
flowering plants, woody ornamentals, vines, ivy and more. Formulated to be an
inert and sterile product to allow for maximum plant growth, steadyGROWpro is a
superior substitute to rockwool because, unlike rockwool, steadyGROWpro is
environmentally friendly and can be reduced from its original form to a mass of
less than 11 percent. For more, visit www.steadygrowpro.com.
ABOUT SYNDICATE SALES
Since 1946, Syndicate Sales Inc. has been a leading manufacturer, importer and
distributor of more than 1,500 items to the floral industry with customers in
all 50 U.S. states, Canada, South America, Europe and Japan. For more, visit
www.syndicatesales.com.
CONTACT:
Chris Mercier
1-317-571-0051 ext. 106
mercier@colesmarketing.com
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