ISAAA's Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology released a new
educational booklet called Biotech sQuizBox during the convention of
the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP) at Traders Hotel, Manila on
17-18 May 2012. Biotech sQuizBox is an accordion-type cartoon publication that aims to inform secondary school students about crop biotechnology. One side of the booklet contains snippets of basic information about the history, development, and benefits of biotech crops. The other side of the booklet challenges the readers to answer exciting quizzes to further understand the subject matter. The activities include DNA extraction exercise, scientist appreciation activity, puzzles, and word problem, which can be done individually or as a group in science classes.
The publication was illustrated by Stephanie Bravo-Semilla, a cartoonist from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and second prize winner of BiotechTOONS Contest organized by ISAAA and Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture – Biotechnology Information Center (SEARCA BIC) in November 2011.
The Biotech sQuixBox is available for download from ISAAA's website at http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/biotech_squizbox/2012/download/default.asp.
For more information materials, visit the biotech information resources page at ISAAA's website here: http://www.isaaa.org/resources/default.asp.
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