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»Announcing the 2012 Excellence in Biotechnology Education Award Winners

The $5,000 award winners are ready to be
announced

»➢Video – 2012 Biotechnology Teacher Workshop

View the teacher experiences at the 2012
summer workshop at Dupont Pioneer

»Video - GetBiotechSmart.com Programs

View Laura Foell, United Soybean Board,
speaking about our teacher opportunities

»➢ Presentation – Transgenic Plants: Gene Silencing PPT

Download a classroom ready presentation
on gene silencing

»➢ Presentation – Award Winners’ Conference Presentations at 2011 NSTA – Indianapolis

Download the two 2011 Biotechnology Award
Winner Conference Presentations

»Lesson Plan – Understanding Hybridization and Reproduction

Students identify and compare the structures
and functions of the reproductive parts of a common flower and a corn plant.

»Lesson Plan – Stolen Soybeans

Students use electrophoresis techniques
to solve a mystery of stolen soybeans

»Lesson Plan – Artificial Selection

Students breed plants to have specific
traits through natural selection

»Lesson Plan – Face-to-Face with GMOs

Students develop their own genetically
modified organism and create social media to profile their organism

»Lesson Plan – Plastic Egg Genetics

Use plastics eggs to help students predict
offspring genotype and phenotype