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Chapter: H: NPGI-Funded K-12 Outreach Activities with Broad Potential Impact

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Suggested Citation:"H: NPGI-Funded K-12 Outreach Activities with Broad Potential Impact." National Research Council. 2008. Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12054.
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Suggested Citation:"H: NPGI-Funded K-12 Outreach Activities with Broad Potential Impact." National Research Council. 2008. Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12054.
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H NPGI-Funded K-12 Outreach Activities with Broad Potential Impact Some NPGI-funded principal investigators (PIs) focus on providing outreach or enrichment activities specifically targeted to local K-12 students and/or teachers, but there are also a number of programs in which interested students and teachers from other parts of the state or the country can participate. Examples are listed below. • Iowa State: Plant Genome Outreach o http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/plantgenomeoutreach/7-12%20teachers.htm o even-week, hands-on research program in molecular biology and ge- S nomics for biology teachers in grades 7 through 12. • University of Arizona Teacher Internships in Plant Genomics o http://biotech.biology.arizona.edu/RET/TIPG.html o even- to eight-week mentored research internships in plant genomics for S teacher interns to develop and share teaching materials using the tools, skills and knowledge they obtain during their research. • South Carolina DNA Learning Center o ttp://www.clemson.edu/cle2_share/cwe/prov5101_emphasis_areas_oview/ h public.www/niche.php?niche=sc_dna_learn 156

A pp e n d i x G 157 o iotechnology and genetics field trips for middle and high school stu- B dents, DNA summer camp, in-service summer programs for high school teachers. • Center for Plant Genomics Training and Education, University of California Berkeley o http://outreach.potatogenome.org o Summer research for underrepresented high school students, bioinfor- matics summer workshops for high school and college students • Rice Blast Genomics Outreach o http://www.science-house.org/fungal/index.html o One-week teacher training workshops, kits, and laboratory manuals for teachers in North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, and Arizona • North Carolina State Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences o http://www.cifr.ncsu.edu/scibls/index.htm o Laboratory courses for high school juniors and seniors for college credit.

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Life on Earth would be impossible without plants. Humans rely on plants for most clothing, furniture, food, as well as for many pharmaceuticals and other products. Plant genome sciences are essential to understanding how plants function and how to develop desirable plant characteristics. For example, plant genomic science can contribute to the development of plants that are drought-resistant, those that require less fertilizer, and those that are optimized for conversion to fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. The National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI) is a unique, cross-agency funding enterprise that has been funding and coordinating plant genome research successfully for nine years. Research breakthroughs from NPGI and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Arabidopsis 2010 Project, such as how the plant immune system controls pathogen defense, demonstrate that the plant genome science community is vibrant and capable of driving technological advancement. This book from the National Research Council concludes that these programs should continue so that applied programs on agriculture, bioenergy, and others will always be built on a strong foundation of fundamental plant biology research.

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