Our collection of posters are available to download and print out for your classroom. The posters are accompanied either by articles exploring the science (for post-16 students) or with teaching notes and presentations to explore the ideas behind the poster (for 14-16 students)
Plant Power: C4 Rice - Photosynthesis and food security (post-16) |
Plant Power: Gene technologies (post-16) |
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Can understanding photosynthesis help save thousands of lives a year? This poster and accompanying article introduce C3 and C4 photosynthesis in the context of food security and genetic modification.
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GM, genome editing and CRISPR are all in the news, with hot debate over how new techniques should be regulated. Over the past 50 years, our ability to make specific changes to DNA in plants and animals has been revolutionised. |
Plant Power: Epigenetics - The hidden secrets of inheritance (post-16) |
The Battle for Fortress Plant (14-16) |
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Most current theories of adaptation and evolution are based on an organism’s inflexible genetic inheritance, where variation depends on chance mutations to the DNA sequence. Now, biologists studying epigenetics are trying to uncover the roles of this more flexible system. |
The poster ‘The Never-Ending Battle for Fortress Plant’ illustrates ideas about plant defences against pathogens. It depicts the plant as a fortress which is defended against invading pathogens. The poster is accompanied by a presentation, which can be used as a step-by-step walk-through of the ideas in the poster. |
Plant Pathogens – Identification |
Plant Pathogens: Control |
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The poster ‘Plant Pathogens – Identification’ illustrates diagnostic tests that are commonly used to identify plant pathogens in the lab and in the field. The poster is accompanied by a presentation, which can be used as a step-by-step walkthrough of the ideas in the poster. |
The poster ‘Plant Pathogens: Control’ illustrates the many ways that we control plant pathogens, from polyculture farming to controlling the import of plants.The poster is accompanied by a presentation, which can be used as a step-by-step walk-through of the ideas in the poster. Full teaching notes are given, including suggestions for classroom discussions and possible questioning approaches. |
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