Genetically modified crops : resources for environmental literacy /
by National Science Teachers Association; Environmental Literacy Council.
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BookPublisher: Arlington, Va : NSTA Press, 2008Description: xvii, 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781933531175.Subject(s): Transgenic plants. -- Public opinion | Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment | Environmental educationOnline resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Student learning goals -- From benchmarks for science literacy -- From national science education standards -- Background content for teachers -- Essential question 1: what is the science involved in the genetic engineering of crops? -- Essential question 2: how is genetic engineering different from more traditional genetic manipulations, such as hybridization? -- Essential question 3: what steps are usually involved in genetically modifying a crop? -- Essential question 4: what are the known or projected risks and benefits of genetically modifying crops? -- Essential question 5: under what conditions, if any, should crop biotechnology be pursued? -- Student activities -- Activity 1: building proteins -- Activity 2: genetic engineering -- Activity 3: are monarchs threatened by bt corn? -- Activity 4: spectrum of opinion -- Student materials -- Genetic modification -- Designing transgenes -- How do you make a transgenic plant? -- Bounty or bane-taking a position -- The nature of risk.
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