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Hark, Amy T. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2008
The importance of engaging students in science and helping them to become informed citizens has been highlighted by many groups invested in science education. This report describes a project that furthers both academic and civic goals through the integration of a service learning component into an undergraduate course. This nonmajors class covers…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Biotechnology, Instructional Materials
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Barksdale, Francia – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
This article describes an interdisciplinary classroom project in which ninth graders simulate a "World Council on Genetic Technology." Students in small groups take on the persona and interests of individuals from specific countries in the group effort to develop a covenant for regulating the use of biotechnology. The benefits of having gifted…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bioethics, Biotechnology, Ethical Instruction