1. Agriculture and Related Biotechnologies Unit 3

2. Think, Pair, Share  2 minutes – What is agriculture? What do YOU think biotechnology is? Please record your answers in your EDJ.  1 minute – Pair up and discuss your answers.  2 minutes – Share with the class.  2 minutes – What is agriculture? What do YOU think biotechnology is? Please record your answers in your EDJ.  1 minute – Pair up and discuss your answers.  2 minutes – Share with the class.

3. The 7 Designed World Systems  There are 7 areas that technology is said to fall in to:  Agricultural and Related Biotechnology  Construction Technology  Energy and Power Technology  Information and Communication Technology  Manufacturing Technology  Medical Technology  Transportation Technology  There are 7 areas that technology is said to fall in to:  Agricultural and Related Biotechnology  Construction Technology  Energy and Power Technology  Information and Communication Technology  Manufacturing Technology  Medical Technology  Transportation Technology

4. Agricultural and Related Biotechnology  The techniques used to create, improve, or modify plants, animals, and microorganisms.  What is Biotechnology? What is Biotechnology?  “Any technique that uses living organisms, or parts of organisms, to make or modify products, improve plants or animals, or to develop microorganisms for specific purposes” – Standards of Technological Literacy  Changing the genetic make up of an organism to solve problems.  The techniques used to create, improve, or modify plants, animals, and microorganisms.  What is Biotechnology? What is Biotechnology?  “Any technique that uses living organisms, or parts of organisms, to make or modify products, improve plants or animals, or to develop microorganisms for specific purposes” – Standards of Technological Literacy  Changing the genetic make up of an organism to solve problems.

5. In Your Own Words…  What is Biotechnology?  When or where is it being used? OR… When or where do you think it could it be used?  What is Biotechnology?  When or where is it being used? OR… When or where do you think it could it be used?

6. Today’s Activity  View the following video: Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World.Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World  Take notes as you are watching the video – at the end, you will have a writing assignment.  The techniques the scientist and technologist are using  How biotechnology is helping the world  The types of technology being used in the video  Please write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) summarizing the video. You can focus on the whole video or one segment of the video.  View the following video: Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World.Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World  Take notes as you are watching the video – at the end, you will have a writing assignment.  The techniques the scientist and technologist are using  How biotechnology is helping the world  The types of technology being used in the video  Please write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) summarizing the video. You can focus on the whole video or one segment of the video.

7. Warm Up  Please think of a food that is not currently being genetically modified, but could become a GMO in the near future.  Use the comment card with the hashtag #transformationtuesday or #TT (bottom right).  Please include your name (top left next to the “@” symbol).  Please think of a food that is not currently being genetically modified, but could become a GMO in the near future.  Use the comment card with the hashtag #transformationtuesday or #TT (bottom right).  Please include your name (top left next to the “@” symbol).

8. Warm Up  Think of some current issues related to agriculture and/or biotechnology.  Record your ideas in your EDJ  Think of some current issues related to agriculture and/or biotechnology.  Record your ideas in your EDJ

9. Unit Project - Agriculture and Biotechnology Design (TSA Event) Advances in science and technology have had a tremendous impact in agriculture and biotechnology, helping us to grow more disease-resistant plants, to use our planet’s resources more wisely, and to understand and use genetic engineering to our benefit. In this event, students choose to explore any aspect of agriculture or biotechnology that interests them. Participants conduct research on a contemporary agriculture or biotechnology issue of their choosing, document their research, and create a display. A model or prototype depicting some aspect of the issue should be included in the display. Advances in science and technology have had a tremendous impact in agriculture and biotechnology, helping us to grow more disease-resistant plants, to use our planet’s resources more wisely, and to understand and use genetic engineering to our benefit. In this event, students choose to explore any aspect of agriculture or biotechnology that interests them. Participants conduct research on a contemporary agriculture or biotechnology issue of their choosing, document their research, and create a display. A model or prototype depicting some aspect of the issue should be included in the display.

10. Requirements for Display  Issue  Name of the issue  Definition of the issue  Description of the issue  Importance of the issue in our daily lives  Impacts on the environment, economy, and society  Ethical considerations  Possible problem(s) of this issue  Possible solution(s) to the problem  Issue  Name of the issue  Definition of the issue  Description of the issue  Importance of the issue in our daily lives  Impacts on the environment, economy, and society  Ethical considerations  Possible problem(s) of this issue  Possible solution(s) to the problem  Technology used to solve this issue  Description of the technology  Career(s) related to this issue  Description of the career(s)  Prototype or model relating to some aspect of the solution or issue

11. Web Quest – Alternate Project  Over the next few days, you and a partner will work together to complete a web quest!  Please refer to the packet and listen to the directions.  Web quest due: 10/8  Over the next few days, you and a partner will work together to complete a web quest!  Please refer to the packet and listen to the directions.  Web quest due: 10/8

12. Extension Activity  Directions: Please work on the following extension activities after you have completed your Web Quest. You may work on these activities in the order of your choosing.  Read “High tech down on the farm: Helping growers cope with climate change.” Write a summary about the article. Your summary should focus on the technology being used to help cope with the changing climates.  Read “Breeding a grape that tastes just like cotton candy to capture consumers.” Take the attached 5 question quiz.  Go to the following website: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sust13.sci.eco.cityfarm/city-farm/. Select the word “Launch” on the picture of the garden. Test your harvesting skills by playing through the game. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sust13.sci.eco.cityfarm/city-farm/  Create a poster that describes Agriculture and Biotechnologies. You should include things like a title, a description of this Designed World System, examples of technology that would fit in this system, and explanations for why the technology fits into Agriculture and Biotechnologies.  Directions: Please work on the following extension activities after you have completed your Web Quest. You may work on these activities in the order of your choosing.  Read “High tech down on the farm: Helping growers cope with climate change.” Write a summary about the article. Your summary should focus on the technology being used to help cope with the changing climates.  Read “Breeding a grape that tastes just like cotton candy to capture consumers.” Take the attached 5 question quiz.  Go to the following website: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sust13.sci.eco.cityfarm/city-farm/. Select the word “Launch” on the picture of the garden. Test your harvesting skills by playing through the game. http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sust13.sci.eco.cityfarm/city-farm/  Create a poster that describes Agriculture and Biotechnologies. You should include things like a title, a description of this Designed World System, examples of technology that would fit in this system, and explanations for why the technology fits into Agriculture and Biotechnologies.