Can plants grow on the Moon?
Stile is exclusively partnering with Lunaria One for an out-of-this-world mission
Can plants grow on the Moon?
Stile is exclusively partnering with Lunaria One for an out-of-this-world mission
Over the next two years, your students will have the opportunity to embark on an epic adventure. In 2025, they’ll select seeds to journey to the Moon. By 2026, these seeds will reach the Moon and students will be able to monitor their growth in the challenging lunar environment!
Lunaria One: Going beyond Earth for a sustainable future
Exploration of space and survival in barren landscapes are fundamental to humanity’s curious nature. With Stile’s exclusive partnership with LunariaOne, students will select seeds that will (hopefully!) grow on the Moon. This mission is a key step in determining whether we can grow a food supply in space that could sustain a human colony beyond planet Earth. It will serve as an important test case for similar explorations of Mars in the years to come!
Being the first of its kind, this mission will include a set of seeds and plants carefully selected to withstand the transit to the Moon and survival on its surface. By landing our payload on the Lunar surface, we aim to show growth (germination and/or growth from dormant plant state) within the first 72 hours of landing.
Stile’s classroom instructional and teacher support materials
First and foremost, with this partnership, your students really will have their say in which seeds get sent to the Moon! They’ll be over the Moon with the opportunity to take part in this real-world experience.
New Plants unit
In preparation for the Lunaria One expedition to the Moon, we’re updating our Plants unit to provide relevant, curriculum-aligned coursework. Through our new Plants unit, your students will learn about plant biology, explore the biological challenges of growing plants on the Moon, and unpack the engineering challenges involved with the mission.
Like every Stile unit, the Plants unit will be accompanied by everything you need to teach it: lesson plans, videos, workbooks, assessments, challenge-based learning activities, lab kits, and teaching notes. This Plants unit will be directly aligned with the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and 2026 NSW Syllabus, and is supplemental for the VIC Curriculum.
Take a look at the updated Plants unit outline below.
A data science and citizen science focus
Through this new unit, your students will participate in a citizen science project to hone their data science skills. They’ll conduct investigations on key factors that influence plant growth and interpret data to determine the best seeds to grow on the Moon. Their work will contribute to deciding which seeds and plants will be taken to the Moon on a real rocket!
Not just for Stile schools, this project will reach global proportions with citizen scientists and school children from around the world to help us test a selection of plant species to identify varieties best suited for growth on the Lunar surface. Opening the scientific process to the public will allow us to provide unique educational opportunities, as well as inspire innovation.
This new Plants unit will be ready for you to use in class with your students in 2025. Join us for this extraterrestrial adventure! 🚀
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