About this Event
AgBiotech Academy introduces teachers to the ways biotech is incorporated into agriculture through food science activities and biofuels labs. For teachers of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science. (OHIO teachers only)
At this two-day workshop all participants will experience:
- Industry Speakers addressing current trends in the use of biotechnology in agriculture
- Biotech Lab skills
- Introduction to Gel Electrophoresis
- Basic Micropipetting
- Genetic modification: The Connection to Crop Production
- Food Science Labs
- Titrations of used cooking oil
- Lipid testing using hexane and acetone
- Sensory testing of foods
- Food product development
- Biofuels Labs
- Making biodiesel
- Testing biodiesel
An industry tour will be included in the workshop. At the industry dinner held the first night of the workshop, participants will have opportunity to talk with experts such as Field Agronomists, Soybean Researchers, AgriBusiness & Communications, Ag Production and others. Attendees are expected to attend this dinner.
Each teacher will receive over $300 worth of classroom lab supplies. 18 hours of contact time will be awarded for the 2 day workshop and 1 hour of graduate credit from Ashland University is available for $180.
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is geared toward middle and high school teachers. The content covered is above the level of elementary grades science and elementary teachers should not register.
For information about the standards covered, please contact [email protected].
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Global Impact STEM Academy, 700 S. Limestone St., Springfield, United States
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