from an American Farm Bureau press release

Bringing Biotechnology to Life
Classroom Resource Launched at World Food Prize Symposium

(DES MOINES, IOWA,
Oct. 14, 2015) — The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and the
International Food Information Council Foundation announced the global launch of
Bringing Biotechnology to Life, a free educational resource that aims to
facilitate learning about agricultural biotechnology and its role in food
production. The new curriculum was unveiled at the World Food Prize 2015 Borlaug
Dialogue international symposium.


  Noted Kimberly Reed, president of the
IFIC Foundation, “We are honored to debut this educational resource at the World
Food Prize symposium, where the world’s foremost experts are convened to discuss
cutting-edge issues in food security. As we mark the 101st anniversary of the
birth of Dr. Norman Borlaug, father of the ‘Green Revolution’ and the man who
saved a billion lives, we want to engage and inspire students as they consider
future careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) to help us
feed our growing planet.”

  The resource includes seven sequential lesson
plans for educators which address national learning standards for 7th to 10th
grade students. Lessons focus on topics including the following:
•What is
DNA?
•How can we examine DNA?
•What is Selective Breeding?
•What is
Biotechnology?
•The Technology of Life
•How is Biotechnology Used?
•How do
researchers compare DNA?
•Where would we be without “GMOs”?


The Bringing
Biotechnology to Life learning kit is available for download at no cost online
athttp://www.foodinsight.org/biotech-curricula 
orhttp://www.agfoundation.org/images/uploads/EG_Biotech_Final.pdf.

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The mission of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is to
build awareness, understanding and a positive public perception of agriculture
through education.

The International Food Information Council Foundation is
dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information
on health, food safety and nutrition for the public good. The IFIC Foundation is
supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural
industries. Visithttp://www.foodinsight.org.

   

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