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Cell Wall Recipe: A Lesson on Biofuels Lesson PlanCell Wall Recipe: A Lesson on Biofuels Lesson Plan
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Cell Wall Recipe: A Lesson on Biofuels

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Biotech engineers discover that changes in the DNA code for cell wall formation can help create crops better suited for biofuel production. They extract DNA from wheat germ. They decode paper strips with codes and relate the activity to DNA expression. Thorough background information, student handouts, and relevant resource links help make this a breeze for you to teach!

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the cell wall, cells, dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, biofuels, biomass, cellulose, ethanol, genes, genetics

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biofuels, cell wall, cell wall mutations, cellulose, dna, ethanol production, gene, genetics, biomass, ethanol, science
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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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Scientific Equipment

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