After identifying technology in agriculture, this lesson will address current agriculture technology that is of current public interest.

In the Animal Science course, students study large, small, and specialty animals. Students explore the necessary elements--such as diet, genetics, habitat, and behavior--to create humane, ecologically and economically sustainable animal production systems.

In this lesson plan from the Utah Education Network, students will read a summarization of Van Leeuwenhoek's life and work and answer questions to check for understanding. The summarization and questions are included.

This lesson plan guides students in applying the specific principles of the Belmont Report to complex case studies involving human participants as research subjects.

This lesson is designed to make future livestock producers understand what concerns the American consumer has when it comes to livestock production systems. Students will be given the opportunity to develop their own definition of "holistic livestock management" and learn the basics for utilizing these techniques. Students will also be brought up to speed on the most recent laws and regulations that impact the livestock industry and consumers.

This is the culminating lesson for Battle of the Seeds. In this lesson, students will evaluate the effectiveness of different types of weed control (none, manual and chemical) and different types of seed (genetically modified and non-genetically modified). They will then utilize the information from this lab to perform a cost-analysis and determine which type of seed and weed control gives the best outcome financially.

This short video lesson demonstrates how cellulose, the naturally abundant tough walls of plant cells, might be the solution to scientists' search for a plentiful source of environmentally friendly fuels. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

This resource is an interactive click & learn activity in which students visually explore some of the latest bioengineering creations from NIBIB-funded research, such as prosthetics and artificial kidneys.

This demonstration activity shows the effect of oil spills and illustrates a simple bioremediation strategy. It uses soap to mimic the effect of bioremediation by bacteria.

This comprehensive resource from Bio-Link is an alphabetical listing of careers related to biotechnology. Each listing includes a detailed job description, salary information, education and training requirements, and links to short videos that contain additional information and/or interviews with people in that career.

This forensics activity allows students to practice making and analyzing bite mark impressions using styrofoam plates and a variety of soft candy. Additional instructions can be accessed at http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/bitemarks.ppt.

This forensics presentation gives an overview of bloodstain pattern analysis and includes instructions for four blood spatter labs . An accompanying student worksheet can be accessed at http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/bloodspatter09wkst.pdf. An angle guide needed for the fourth lab can be accessed at http://sciencespot.net/Media/FrnsScience/bloodspatter_angleguide.pdf.

This lesson will discuss the process of respiration. We will also compare the similarities and differences between respiration and photosynthesis.

This resource is information on the ayrshire breed of cattle. It includes origin, foundation of the breed and improvement and expansion of the breed.

This resource is information on the limousin breed of cattle. It includes origin, foundation of the breed and improvement and expansion of the breed.

This resource is information on the red angus breed of cattle. It includes origin, foundation of the breed and improvement and expansion of the breed.

This resource is a lab in which students are given a hypothetical DNA sequence for part of an enzyme. Using the universal genetic code, they will then determine the amino acid sequence coded for by the DNA. Differently shaped lego blocks will represent different amino acids. Students will construct the enzyme using legos.

This interactive computer game is a collection of five cases, with a range of difficulty levels, in which students use forensic science methods to solve crimes. The "For Educators" link contains related worksheets, quizzes, and additional classroom activities.

This task was developed by high school and postsecondary mathematics and agriculture sciences educators, and validated by content experts in the Common Core State Standards in mathematics and the National Career Clusters Knowledge & Skills Statements. It was developed with the purpose of demonstrating how the Common Core and CTE Knowledge & Skills Statements can be integrated into classroom learning - and to provide classroom teachers with a truly authentic task for either mathematics or CTE courses.

This task was developed by high school and postsecondary mathematics and agriculture sciences educators, and validated by content experts in the Common Core State Standards in mathematics and the National Career Clusters Knowledge & Skills Statements. It was developed with the purpose of demonstrating how the Common Core and CTE Knowledge & Skills Statements can be integrated into classroom learning - and to provide classroom teachers with a truly authentic task for either mathematics or CTE courses.