Abbey Elder
Good morning, all!
The Iowa State University Digital Press is excited to announce the publication of two new open educational resources:
Crop Improvement
Authoring team: Walter Suza & Kendall Lamkey (Eds); Asheesh Singh; Teshale Mamo; Arti Singh; Jessica Barb; Shui-Zhang Fei; and Anthony A. Mahama
Description:
This book covers basic principles in the genetic improvement of
crop plants. Emphasis is placed on methods of cultivar development in
self-pollinating, cross-pollinating and asexually propagating crops. Relevant
examples of crop improvement research in Africa are utilized to cover factors
affecting cultivar release, multiplication, and distribution of high-quality
seed. At the back of the book, you can find
Applied Learning Activities, downloadable worksheets which can be
adapted for classroom use.
Link: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2023.138
Future Teachers Storytelling
Authors: E.J. Bahng and John M. Hauptman
Description:
This is the second entry in the Humanizing Science through STEM and the Arts (STEAM) interdisciplinary project (the first is available at Humanizing Science through STEAM Challenges).
For this series, the author/instructors collaborated with a cohort of future teachers in a science methods class who were majoring in Early Childhood Education. The future teachers authored stories for children inspired by Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, and then read them aloud in videos as part of a giving-back, service-learning activity. These stories are collected in this volume.
Link: https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2023.137
I hope you all have an excellent week!