Developing scientific literacy in students has become a central focus in science education. One component of this literacy is identified by the Illinois State Learning Standards, Goal 13 (Science); students will "understand the relationship among science, technology and society in historical and contemporary contexts." This proposal will implement this goal by using a biotechnology approach in a high school curriculum. Aspects of biotechnology pertinent to specific subject areas will educate students in the threefold relationship - science, technology, society. Examples are the following: in art, students will illustrate a developmental timeline, social studies classes will debate current issues in biotechnology, health and foods students will deal with agricultural applications of biotechnology, English classes will analyze articles appearing in the popular press, and math students will do data analysis from scientific experiments. Biology classes will provide the fundamentals of the science involved in biotechnology research. Such activities as DNA extraction, DNA electrophoresis, and bacterial transformations will give students hands-on experience with these basic techniques. The various activities from the participating subject areas will be compiled and reported on a biotechnology web page which will be made available to the community-at-large. This broader dissemination will help educate a public that also must learn to live with this new technology.