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Lesson
Video
Game-Based Learning with Project A.C.R.E.
Middle School
High School
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Lesson
Video
Do you or your students like digital games? If so, Project A.C.R.E. offers a fun and interactive way to teach agroecosystem literacy, enhance understanding of sustainability, and increase awareness of STEM careers relevant to agroecosystems. Check out the games and associated lessons we have to offer!
Prairie Protector - Lesson Set
Middle School
High School
Classroom Instruction
At-Home Instruction
Life Sciences
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Engineering
Lesson
Systems Thinking
Informed Decision Making
Food
The following four lessons are provided to connect the Prairie Protector digital game with broader learning objectives.
Genetic Engineering: Journey of a Gene - Lesson Set
High School
Classroom Instruction
At-Home Instruction
Life Sciences
Technology
Engineering
Lesson
Systems Thinking
Informed Decision Making
Food
Genetic Engineering: Journey of a Gene is a standards-aligned, 5-E life science unit that adapts the Journey of a Gene online learning modules created by Dr. Don Lee for the high school biology classroom.
Biotechnology - Enviropigs - Lesson Set
High School
Classroom Instruction
At-Home Instruction
Life Sciences
Technology
Engineering
Lesson
Systems Thinking
Informed Decision Making
Food
Water
Biotechnology: Enviropigs is a standards-aligned, 5-E life science unit focused on debating the application of genetic engineering to solve an environmental problem of nutrient pollution.
Golden Rice: A Genetically Engineered Solution to Vitamin A Deficiency - Lesson Plan
High School
Classroom Instruction
At-Home Instruction
Life Sciences
Lesson
Food
In this standards-aligned, 5-E lesson plan, students will learn about the development of Golden Rice, a genetically-engineered organism, as a way to combat vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in developing countries.