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Peer reviewedAhmed, Maryam – American Biology Teacher, 1996
Describes a project that introduces students to the field of biotechnology and provides them with an understanding of the basic principles and techniques as well as an opportunity to participate in experimental methodology. Presents specific science projects that deal with polymorphism in the lipase gene and the genetic engineering of a lipase…
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, DNA, Genetics
Peer reviewedDawson, Vaille; Schibeci, Renato – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
Surveys (n=1116) 15-year-old students from 11 Western Australian schools to determine their understanding of and attitude towards recent advances in modern biotechnology. Discusses reasons for students' over-estimation of the use of biotechnology in society. Provides a rationale for the inclusion of biotechnology, a cutting edge science, in the…
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
Download full textWilson, Elizabeth; Kirby, Barbara; Flowers, Jim – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2002
Recent legislation encourages the integration of academic content in agricultural education. In North Carolina, high school agricultural education programs can now choose to offer a state adopted integrated biotechnology curriculum. Empirical evidence was needed to identify and describe factors related to the intent of agricultural educators to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Educational Strategies
Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Chevy Chase, MD. Office of Grants and Special Programs. – 1997
This document reports on a science education reform program sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The program is an attempt to overhaul the reform efforts of the Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, and participation in the project has been underway since 1994. Funds from the institute support teacher training in the use and…
Descriptors: Biology, Biotechnology, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Vogt, Gregory L.; Wargo, Michael J. – 1995
This teacher's guide to microgravity contains 16 student science activities with full background information to facilitate an understanding of the concepts of microgravity for teachers and students. Topics covered in the background sections include the definitions of gravity and microgravity, creating microgravity, the fluid state, combustion…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, General Science
Kotrlik, Joe W., Ed.; Burnett, Michael F., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 48 papers from a conference on agricultural education research. The following papers are among those included: "Analysis of the Relationships between Computer Experiences, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge of Undergraduate Students Entering a Land-Grant College of Agriculture" (Donald M. Johnson, Melissa L. Lester,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Biotechnology
