For schools

Built for the IB. Designed for inquiry.

Every HeyPlant investigation maps to the IB's own assessment criteria — so teachers spend their time teaching, not adapting.

Authentic inquiry, not cookbook labs.

Students formulate real hypotheses about a living organism and grapple with real data — noise, drift, and all.

A genuine K–12 vertical thread.

One platform carries a school from PYP wonder to DP internal assessment.

15+ unique IA topics per class.

Every student can run a distinct, non-simulated investigation — a real answer to the academic-integrity and collusion problem in DP sciences.

Interdisciplinary by design.

One sensor array powers Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ESS, Design, Mathematics, and Computer Science — plus rich TOK discussion.

Every programme, mapped to its own criteria.

PYP · Ages 6–11

The Wondering Years

Transdisciplinary themes: How the World Works · Sharing the Planet

"Does our classroom plant wake up with the sun?" — leaf temperature + light, Grades 1–3.

"Can the plant tell us when the soil is too dry?" — soil moisture + transpiration, Grade 5 Exhibition.

Assessment focus: observing, questioning, recording and interpreting simple data.

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MYP · Ages 11–16

Inquiry Becomes Systematic

Subjects: Biology · Chemistry · Physics · Integrated Sciences · Mathematics · Design

Criteria focus: B (Inquiring & Designing) · C (Processing & Evaluating) · D (Reflecting on Impacts)

Biology (Gr 8): "How does blue light affect stomatal opening?"

Chemistry (Gr 10): "Calibrate a nitrate electrode and track its depletion over a growth cycle."

Physics (Gr 9): "Model the plant stem as a resistor–capacitor network from impedance data."

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DP · Ages 16–19

Original Research, Real Standards

Subjects: Biology HL/SL · Chemistry · Physics · ESS · Design Technology

The IA advantage: 15+ unique, non-simulated IA topics per class — no duplication risk.

Biology: "How does the propagation velocity of wound-induced electrical signals in Mimosa pudica depend on stem temperature?"

Chemistry: "Determining the selectivity coefficient of a nitrate ion-selective electrode in the presence of phosphate."

Physics: "Characterising the impedance spectrum of a tomato stem from 100 Hz to 100 kHz."

ESS: "Correlating diurnal sap-flow velocity with traffic-derived PM2.5 levels in an urban tree."

TOK: dedicated discussion prompts on plant sentience and the epistemology of measurement — "When we measure a plant's electrical signal, are we detecting a language, or a physico-chemical event?"

Extended Essay: guidance for year-long EEs using the advanced modules (dielectric biomass, long-term monitoring, the optional NMR research module).

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CP

Career-related Programme

For CP pathways in agritech, horticulture, and environmental technology, HeyPlant anchors the career-related study with DP sciences in support — connecting classroom inquiry to real careers in food systems and sustainability.

One investigation per grade, from first wonder to final IA.

Grade 1 PYP
Grade 2 PYP
Grade 3 PYP
Grade 4 PYP
Grade 5 PYP
Grade 6 MYP
Grade 7 MYP
Grade 8 MYP
Grade 9 MYP
Grade 10 MYP
Grade 11 DP
Grade 12 DP

You're never doing this alone.

IB alignment guide

Available on request — the full mapping of every sensor and investigation to PYP, MYP, and DP criteria.

Onboarding workshop

Included with Premium — get your department up and running with hands-on training.

Certified HeyPlant Educator

Become an ambassador — lead training in your school or region.

Plus a global community to share and remix lessons with schools worldwide.

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