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Genetically modified crops : resources for environmental literacy /

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Corporate Authors: National Science Teachers Association., Environmental Literacy Council.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Transgenic plants > Public opinion.
Transgenic plants > Risk assessment.
Environmental education.
Online Access:Table of contents only
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505 0 0 |a 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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