| Biotechnology 2002 for Plants, Animals and the Environment |
|
Second Edition
Biotechnology 2002 Trainers are ready to conduct workshops. Trainer Information - Link??? Agricultural biotechnology is an industry that is and will continue to provide careers for students. This project is designed to provide both a comprehensive contemporary program of education for the career-bound agriculture student; and a basic program about agriculture for all students in the nation. All students will need to understand biotechnology in order to understand the agriculture industry and the products from this industry. Instructional unit topics include
The Guide focuses on applications of biotechnology in agriculture. Activities are organized around ways that people are likely to encounter biotechnology (such as the roles of technician, consumer, researcher, food producer, etc.) Activities will include opportunities to practice important skills, such as applying mathematics, practicing communications, performing basic lab skills, applying the scientific method, conducting SAEs, and participating in agriscience leadership organizations.
Each unit will require students to communicate in a variety of formats about the results of experiments, data collection, research, or their opinions on issues. Students will also critique, design and perform experiments. Career and issues information will be incorporated into each content area. The teacher manual is divided into four units. Units include background information, concepts, processes and terms, sources and resources listings, teacher preparation sheets for lab activities, student lab activity sheets, and assignment sheets for non-lab activities. The Biotechnology 2002 CD-ROM contains several additional resources related to biotechnology. There is a self-running presentation on biotechnology that includes sound or that can be used as a PowerPoint presentation to introduce the subject of biotechnology. Additionally, the National Vocational Occupational Skill Standards for Agricultural Biotechnology Technicians is included on the CD-ROM. The student manual is a subset of the teacher manual that contains the student lab information and worksheets. This is included on the CD-ROM as a separate document and can be purchased individually or in class sets in hardcopy format from National FFA Distribution. Call National FFA Distribution at (888) 332-2668 to order your copies of the Biotechnology 2002 CD-ROM Item Number BPAECD and the Biotechnology Student Manual Hardcopies Item Number BPAESM. ORDER INFORMATION (pdf) ********** This project was directed by Elizabeth Wilson at North Carolina State University and is sponsored jointly by several organizations through the National FFA Foundation including Monsanto and Foundation for Agronomic Research and Potash & Phosphate Institute.
|