title: Partnership for Research & Education in Plants (PREP): Involving High School Students in Authentic Research in Collaboration with Scientists.
abstract: 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 theNational Science Education Standards.
authors: Biology teacher and Ph.D. candidate in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Arizona, Life Sciences South no. 210, PO Box 210106, Tucson, AZ 85721-0106.
authors: Eric
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authors: Brooks
authors: Erin
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authors: Dolan
authors: Frans
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authors: Tax
keywords: Arabidopsis; authentic research; inquiry learning; plants