1. The Gardens @ DIT A Community Transformation
Students from the Detroit Institute of Technology
Teachers
Chad Segrist
Mircea Gui
In collaboration with Lisa Appel, Cranbrook Science Institute
Introduce ourselves. Location overview; who, what where why/? Segway into the video.

2. Benefits of an Outdoor Space
Enhanced academic performance
Healthy lifestyles
Environmental stewardship
Community and social development
Sense of place
Sense of pride!
Any space to make your own. Major funds and partners not required. Dime bag

3. Seed Propagation
Before
Propagation
Clean-up
Snowy beginning

4. The Jumping Off Point
Lisa Appel from the Cranbrook Institute of Science exchanges thoughts with DIT students about seed propagation!

5. A snapshot of its (this work) relevance

6. Native seeds selected for propagation
Ironweed (Vermonia Missurica)
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)

7. Native seeds selected for propagation
Black chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa)
Grey Dogwood (Cornus Foemina)

8. Condition for germination
Success! Or not
Light
Moisture
Temperature
Oxygen
Condition for germination
Germination rate is the % that sprout to seeds propagated.
Example: 1 out of 75 = 1.33%
Rates affected by….
Seed viability.
Temperature.
Moisture.
Type of plant.
Quality of seed.
1 sprout that persevered but was lost in next attempt at propagation. Container choice

9. Three weeks with unexpected results
No germination occurred in three weeks
We decided to propagate Zinnia.
Questions associated with water applicator
Lisa provided the seeds and a Cody Green Comet began propagating.

10. Three Weeks into the alternate seed propagation
Silphium Iron weed
Tho weeks

11. SUCCESS!

12. The Gardens @ DIT presents the Spring Thing

14. Proud of our Partners Ecoworks USFS DOEE MTU DNR TATA Technologies
Greening of Detroit
Ford Motor
Life Remodeled
Materialise
MEZ
ICCARS
SEMIS
Square One
ESD
DIA
DPS
ABB

15. A special thanks to…………………
Lisa Appel
Steve Laubach
Claire Shaller
and everyone associated with Earth Partnership!
QUESTIONS?
For their work in providing outdoor educational opportunity, information, resources and contacts to teachers, but more importantly, the inspiration to involve our students in this work.