02099cam a22003134a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003401000170007502000180009203500170011004000260012704200080015305000260016107000260018708200180021324501510023126000400038230000340042236500140045650400410047050510030051165000400151465000400155465000290159471000430162371000360166685600830170214769820BD-DhUL20150109183528.0070308s2007    vaua     b    000 0 eng    a  2007009488  a9781933531175  a(DNAL)979212  aBD-DhULcBD-DhULdDLC  apcc00aSB123.57b.G4785 20070 aSB123.57b.G4767 200700a631.5233bGEN00aGenetically modified crops :bresources for environmental literacy /cby Environmental Literacy Council and National Science Teachers Association.  aArlington, Va :bNSTA Press,c2008.  axvii, 36 p. :bill. ;c28 cm.  aUS$b6.26  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aStudent 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. 0aTransgenic plants.xPublic opinion. 0aTransgenic plantsxRisk assessment. 0aEnvironmental education.2 aNational Science Teachers Association.2 aEnvironmental Literacy Council.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007009488.html