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Selective Breeding and GMOs

3 lessons, 5 files

What is genetic modification? How does it dffer from selective breeding? A lot of questions surround definitions of genetic modification. This unit models two different techniques of genetic modification and tries to help students understand the terms and the consequences …

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Sensory testing of foods

1 lesson, 2 files

What senses are involved in our experience of food? This unit describes scientific ways of describing our experiences with food via sensory testing.

e-learning

Gel electrophoresis

How do scientists separate fragments of DNA or proteins to identify them? This course describes the structure of DNA and how agarose gel and electricity can separate fragments of DNA or proteins from a mixed sample.

Video

Ag economics

Who helps farmers make decisions? Meet David Marrison, a farm management specialist and see how his career helps farmers manage on-farm data.

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Honey and biotechnology

4 lessons, 12 files

What can we learn by investigating honey? Using biotech skills, students will determine potential locations where pollen was collected and test the qualities and characteristics of a honey sample, including the sugar content and pH.

Video

Ag communications

What’s going on in agriculture? Join Joel Penhorwood as he talks about his career in agriculture communications as a farm broadcaster.

Coming up next

Coming up next

Chickenology: Engineering an Aviary Hen House

May 3, 2024
Virtual

From Farm to Classroom: take your middle and high school math, life science, biology, STEM, engineering, ag science, and environmental science students on a 45-minute virtual field trip to Valco Industries where they will see how housing systems for hens are made and discuss STEM in action. What chicken housing designs meet live chickens’ ecosystem needs in order to thrive and lay eggs? Valco industry experts will share: +How housing systems are designed +The engineering and manufacturing … Register now!