Genetically modified crops
Subtitle: resources for environmental literacy
By: by Environmental Literacy Council and National Science Teachers Association.
Contributors: National Science Teachers Association.; Environmental Literacy Council.
Publisher: NSTA Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Arlington, Va
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933531175
Subjects: Transgenic plants -- Public opinion; Transgenic plants -- Risk assessment; Environmental education
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Student learning goals; title: From benchmarks for science literacy; title: From national science education standards; title: Background content for teachers; title: Essential question 1: what is the science involved in the genetic engineering of crops?; title: Essential question 2: how is genetic engineering different from more traditional genetic manipulations, such as hybridization?; title: Essential question 3: what steps are usually involved in genetically modifying a crop?; title: Essential question 4: what are the known or projected risks and benefits of genetically modifying crops?; title: Essential question 5: under what conditions, if any, should crop biotechnology be pursued?; title: Student activities; title: Activity 1: building proteins; title: Activity 2: genetic engineering; title: Activity 3: are monarchs threatened by bt corn?; title: Activity 4: spectrum of opinion; title: Student materials; title: Genetic modification; title: Designing transgenes; title: How do you make a transgenic plant?; title: Bounty or bane-taking a position; title: The nature of risk.