Mysterious mycorrhizae? A field trip & classroom experiment to demystify the symbioses formed between plants & fungi

The article presents a field trip and classroom experiment to help students understand the symbioses between plants and fungi. The goal of the experiment is to introduce students, through the use of a comparative study, to symbiosis between plants grown with and without mycorrhizal fungi. Topics include a list of the experiment's primary objectives and field trip supplies, an overview of mutualism, symbiosis, and mycorrhizae, and classroom activities such as learning how to collect data