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Peer reviewedSimonneaux, Laurence – International Journal of Science Education, 2000
Students' conceptions about "microbes" tend to condition their understanding of biotechnology. Explores connections between the status given to diseases, a hygiene-oriented culture, layman's versus school knowledge, personal experience, socio-cultural mediation, linguistic confusions, and students' conceptions. (Contains 21 references.)…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context
1999
This videotape gives students the opportunity to view farming practices in four distinctly different countries: Zimbabwe, France, China, and the United States. By viewing farming methods throughout the world and studying the different challenges facing the world's farmers, students will be able to appreciate the commonality of all farmers--they…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Climate, Ecology, Environmental Education
