Browsing by Subject "ecology"

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    Genetically engineered foods: environmental safety of genetically engineered crops
    (Cornell University, 2002) Genetically Engineered Organisms Public Issues Education Project
    "Several environmental safety issues are associated with genetically engineered (GE) crops. This fact sheet explores some of the more commonly discussed issues related to the environmental impact of GE crops."
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    Placemaking Curricula in Teacher Preparation: Bridging State Standards and Local Expertise
    (Prescott College, 2022-05) Liu, Laura; IUPUC Education
    This study examined how placemaking curricula shaped teacher candidate (candidate) knowledge, dispositions, and skills to understand, appreciate, and sustain local diversity, as evidenced through candidate reflections and products created in an elementary teacher education course integrating civic science concepts and practices into elementary classrooms. This study explored how placemaking curricula engaged community stakeholders in meaningful shared inquiry on real-world challenges, while meeting state science education standards. Placemaking inquiry projects developed by candidates focused on soil and water conservation, and sustaining diversity in schoolyard spaces. Curricula engaged candidates in learning soil and water conservation techniques from local farmers and conservation leaders, then developing and sharing co-authored civic science children’s books on conservation topics aligned to grade-level standards. As further placemaking curricula, candidates partnered with elementary teachers and students to guide schoolyard observations, designs, and models constructed to sustain diverse abilities, cultures, and ecologies. Presentations to parents and peers celebrated shared insights.