Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ716575
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May-1
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
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Promoting Conceptual Understanding of Biotechnology: Writing to a Younger Audience
Hohenshell, Liesl; Hand, Brian; Staker, Jay
American Biology Teacher, v66 n5 p333 May 2004
A writing task assigned to tenth grade students of a biotechnology unit is elaborated wherein they practiced literacy skills and demonstrated knowledge integration by communicating their understanding to seventh-grade students. The standards put forward by the National Research Council are fulfilled by such teaching strategies.
Descriptors: Grade 10, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Comprehension, Biotechnology, Reading Instruction, Grade 7, Writing Skills, Cross Age Teaching
National Association of Biology Teachers, Suite 110, 12030 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20191. Web site: http://www.nabt.org; e-mail: publication@nabt.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 10
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Language: English
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