02326cam a22003614a 4500 14769820 BD-DhUL 20150109183528.0 070308s2007 vaua b 000 0 eng 2007009488 9781933531175 (DNAL)979212 BD-DhUL BD-DhUL DLC pcc SB123.57 .G4785 2007 SB123.57 .G4767 2007 631.5233 GEN Genetically modified crops : resources for environmental literacy / by Environmental Literacy Council and National Science Teachers Association. Arlington, Va : NSTA Press, 2008. xvii, 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. US$ 6.26 Includes bibliographical references. 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. Transgenic plants. Public opinion. Transgenic plants Risk assessment. Environmental education. National Science Teachers Association. Environmental Literacy Council. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007009488.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK DNAL aa07 2007-03-19 ps14 2008-03-29 2 copies rec'd, to CIP ver. pv01 2008-04-03 CIP COPY TO DNAL 29250 29250 0 0 ddc 0 631_523300000000000_GEN 0 NFIC 54829 DUSL DUSL GEN 2012-11-14 Purchased 631.5233 GEN 476071 2015-01-09 2015-01-09 BK