Partnership for Research & Education in Plants (PREP): Involving High School Students in Authentic Research in Collaboration with Scientists

Eric Brooks; Erin Dolan; Frans Tax

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.3.4

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1 March 2011 Partnership for Research & Education in Plants (PREP): Involving High School Students in Authentic Research in Collaboration with Scientists

Eric Brooks, Erin Dolan, Frans Tax

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The American Biology Teacher, 73(3):137-142 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.3.4

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A partnership between scientists, high school teachers, and their students provides authentic research experiences to help students understand the nature and processes of science. The Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP) engages students in a large-scale genomics research project using classroom-tested protocols that can help to find the function of a disabled gene in the widely studied plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we describe the framework of PREP in the classroom within the context of the National Science Education Standards.

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Eric Brooks, Erin Dolan, and Frans Tax "Partnership for Research & Education in Plants (PREP): Involving High School Students in Authentic Research in Collaboration with Scientists," The American Biology Teacher 73(3), 137-142, (1 March 2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.3.4

Published: 1 March 2011

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