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Bio21 Nathan Hale-Ray Power to Overcome Research Proposal (2009)

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Media: document   Company Name: Power to Overcome  
Program: Bio21    School:  Nathan Hale-Ray   Year: 2009
Discipline: Science

21st Century Skills:






Description:
Each team develops a plan to solve or ease a global issue. The plan should include the following elements: Innovative Biotechnology Approach; Research, Complete and Cited; Execution Plan; Timelines and Expenditures; Sustainable and Replicable Solution; Consideration for Cultural, Social, and/or Ethical Impact; Environmentally Sensitive/Green Solution. Suggestions for showing environmental sensitivity can include: Biofuel vs. Petroleum Fuel; Clean Air; Clean Water; Climate Change; Effect on Ecosystems; Energy Conservation; Local Environmental Action; Redevelopment of Brownfields; Renewable/Sustainable Energy; Waste and Recycling.

Challenge Statement:
Each school team, consisting of at least one teacher and four to six students, is challenged to develop a creative, yet feasible, biotechnology-based plan that proposes a solution to a pressing global health problem. The solution requires a project plan and proposal, the creation of a Web site to educate the public about the selected global issue, and the formation of an advisory committee that works to guide students in the development of the plan.

Partnership for 21st Century Skills:
 Reason Effectively, Make Judgements and Decisions, Solve Problems, Communicate Clearly, Access and Evaluate Information, Use and Manage Information, Produce Results

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