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BIOTECH BONANZA
OBJECTIVE:
Investigate current advances in Biotechnology
Select a topic and research information that demonstrates the pros and cons of this technology
Create a Power point presentation about the technology that is chosen
PRIOR LEARNING:
Secondary level genetics and contemporary genetics (genetic engineering, genomes, recombinant DNA, etc.)
MATERIALS:
As per student
Computer with internet access and Power point software
Secondary Biology textbook
Reference books from school library
WEBSITES/SUGGESTIONS:
http://press.appliedbiosystems.com/
www.celera.com
www.pioneer.com
www.monsanto.com
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu
ROLES IN LESSON:
STUDENT:
Define the current topics in the Biotechnology field
Select topic to research and conduct research
Create power point presentation
TEACHER:
Assist in selecting, obtaining, or purchasing materials
Monitor student progress
Provide feedback along with checkpoints for work completion
WRAP UP:
Students will submit their Power point presentations
ASSESSMENT:
Biotech Bonanza Rubric
NYS STANDARDS:
STANDARD 4
Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
Key Idea 2:
Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring.
Major Understandings
2.1a Genes are inherited, but their expression can be modified by interactions with the
environment.
2.1b Every organism requires a set of coded instructions for specifying its traits. For offspring
to resemble their parents, there must be a reliable way to transfer information from one generation to the next. Heredity is the passage of these instructions from one generation to another.
2.1c Hereditary information is contained in genes, located in the chromosomes of each
cell. An inherited trait of an individual can be determined by one or by many genes, and
a single gene can influence more than one trait. A human cell contains many thousands
of different genes in its nucleus.
2.1d In asexually reproducing organisms, all the genes come from a single parent.
Asexually produced offspring are normally genetically identical to the parent.
2.1e In sexually reproducing organisms, the new individual receives half of the genetic
information from its mother (via the egg) and half from its father (via the sperm). Sexually
produced offspring often resemble, but are not identical to, either of their parents.
PRENTICE HALL REVIEW BOOK TOPIC:
Topic 3- Genetics
EXTENSION IDEAS:
Students discuss as a class how their research enlightened them, changed a viewpoint, or did not change a viewpoint