01866nam a2200229 a 4500001001400000003000700014005001700021008004100038020001800079040000800097245015000105260004000255300003400295504004000329505100200369650003801371650003901409650002801448710004201476710003501518856008301553vtls000036986KUKTEM20251117145356.0090529t2007    vaua   f b    000 0 eng d  a9781933531175  aUMP00aGenetically modified crops :bresources for environmental literacy /cby Environmental Literacy Council and National Science Teachers Association  aArlington, Va. :bNSTA Press,c2008  axvii, 36 p. :bill. ;c28 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references0 aStudent 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 0aTransgenic plantsxPublic opinion 0aTransgenic plantsxRisk assessment 0aEnvironmental education2 aNational Science Teachers Association2 aEnvironmental Literacy Council413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007009488.html