SBIR Phase II: Computer Interactive Plant Biotechnology Education

* 9801034 Graf EDVOTEK公司的小企业创新研究第二阶段项目。建立在第一阶段完成的研究，用于开发课堂植物科学实验，软件和资源。 这些植物科学资源将被设计用于高中和大学科学课程的整合;基于计算机的工具将补充这些资源。 一个主要目标是开发“动手”和“头脑”的实验，建立在学生的先验知识。 该项目将需要建立一个教育种子中心的拟南芥菌株的资格。 它还将涉及选择目前在教科书中介绍但不在手册中的开发实验，以及植物科学生物技术实验。 还将继续研究和开发计算机软件（GenScope）和植物图象光盘。 两个教师研讨会将组织和进行现场测试和评估原型实验和软件。 参与教师将提供带回家的材料，纳入他们的教室，他们将提供适当的反馈。 在讲习班上，将利用为确定教学目标而开发的评估工具，对原型产品进行评价和评估。 所获得的信息将被纳入产品开发和最终产品的商业化。 本计画提供了新的植物科学实验活动，这是生物教育的重要部分，也满足了生物技术教育种子中心的需要。 植物知识不仅对食品生产至关重要，而且对开发在生态、能源和医学方面有用的新产品也至关重要。 ***

*** 9801034 Graf The Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project from EDVOTEK, Inc. builds on studies completed in Phase I for the development of classroom plant-based science experiments, software and resources. These plant science resources will be designed for integration in high school and college science courses; computer-based tools will complement these resources. A major objective is to develop 'hands-on' and 'minds-on' experiments that build upon students' prior knowledge. The project will entail qualifying Arabidopsis strains for establishing an educational seed center. It will also involve selecting for development experiments that are currently presented in textbooks but not in manuals, as well as plant science biotechnology experiments. Research and development for computer software (GenScope) and CD-ROM plant images will also be continued. Two faculty workshops will be organized and conducted to field test and evaluate prototype experiments and software. Participating faculty will be provided with take-home materials to incorporate in their classrooms, and they will provide the appropriate feedback. Evaluation and assessment of prototype products will be initiated at the workshop using assessment tools that will be developed for determining teaching and learning objectives. Information obtained will be incorporated in product development and final product for commercialization. This project proffers new plant science laboratory activities which are an essential part of biology education, and it also fills the need for a biotech education seed center. Knowledge of plants is not only essential to food production but also to the development new products that are useful in ecology, energy, and medicine. ***