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Peer reviewedKarcher, Susan J. – American Biology Teacher, 1994
Bestows diagrams to describe common transformation methods and applications of these methods in biotechnology today. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Genetics, High Schools
Peer reviewedBrown, Thomas J., Jr. – Science Activities, 1999
Presents pencil-and-paper and laboratory activities to be used as part of a high school-level biotechnology unit. (WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Biomedical Equipment, Biotechnology, DNA
Peer reviewedHays, Lana – Teaching and Change, 1994
Describes a unit in biotechnology for average and below average high school students. Students developed productive team membership, used math and communication skills to solve problems, and used the scientific method to learn about biotechnology. Students separated DNA, transformed bacterial cells, interpreted DNA fingerprints, completed creative…
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, DNA, Genetic Engineering
Peer reviewedPaolella, Mary Jane – American Biology Teacher, 1991
Presents a course outline for the study of biotechnology at the high school or college level. The outline includes definitions, a history, and the vocabulary of biotechnology. Presents a science experiment to analyze the effects of restriction enzymes on DNA. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, Course Descriptions, Definitions
Rasmussen, Alison M., Ed.; Matheson, Robert H., III, Ed. – 1990
This book contains 22 lessons using hands-on activities designed to present some aspect of biotechnology in a usable form that teachers can adapt for their classrooms. The introductory section serves as a resource that introduces the teacher and student to the history of biotechnology. The activities are divided into five units that group lessons…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, DNA
