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Genetic Engineering in Agriculture Curricula for Grades 9-12
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  • Tyson Sorensen, Utah State University
  • Olivia Horning, Utah State University
  • Kelsey Hall, Utah State University
  • David Francis, Utah State University
  • Joshua Dallin, Utah State University
Description

This is a curriculum package that was developed for teachers to be able to integrate genetic engineering and biotechnology concepts, skills, and career applications into their classrooms. This package was developed as part of the LEARN workshop entitled "Genetic Engineering: Workshop for Teachers." This curriculum package includes five full units of instructions with lesson plans, presentation resources, and other resources for teachers. This package is intended for students in grades 9-12.

Each unit is complete with the corresponding slides found in the main Genetic Engineering PowerPoint. Teachers have the liberty to cover the material on an as-needed bases based on alignment with class curriculum.

Unit 1:Introduction to Genetic Engineering and its processes

Unit 2: The Whole Genome

Unit 3: Food Crops

Unit 4: Labeling BE

Unit 5: Bioethics

Also provided is a file with a list of career resource links.

OCLC
1078149927
Document Type
Curriculum
DCMI Type
Text
File Format
.pdf
Publication Date
11-20-2018
Funder

USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Publisher
Utah State University
Award Number
USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 2017-68010-25960
Award Title
Engaging Educational Professionals Towards Training the Next Generation within the Food; Agricultural; and Natural Resources Career Areas
Language
eng
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Checksum
7db621aa3d8e5f67214aaaf27683e231
Citation Information
Sorenson, T., Horning, O., Hall, K., Francis, D., & Dallin, J. (2018). Genetic Engineering in Agriculture Curricula for Grades 9-12. Utah State University. https://doi.org/10.15142/T3T07F