Monday, June 3, 2013

What Would You Do?

Below is the link to a playlist of What Would You Do episodes.  You are to choose at least 5 episodes to watch and write responses to.  As you respond to each episode you must tell me:

  1. Episode Title
  2. How did the people in the video respond
  3. why do you think the people in the video responded that way
  4. how would you have responded and why
  5. When you have done all five write your own scenario and title it





Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Human Genome Project First 3 Weeks 2013

Objectives: Students will learn about the goals of the Human Genome Project (HGP); discuss the scientific and ethical implication of the project (adapted from discovery learning website www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/the-human-genome-project.cfm )


Group 1: Scientific findings.
Task: Research the number of genes discovered and their sequence, as well as definitions of key scientific terms such as chromosome , DNA , gene , and protein

Helpful Websites-Group 1: Scientific findings
Human Genome Project 5-Year Plan
Twenty Questions About DNA Sequencing
Human Genome Project Science

Completed Project Display:
The scientific findings display should include a labeled diagram showing the relationships among DNA, genes, chromosomes, and proteins; at least 20 detailed questions you have come up with as a group based on your research.

Reflect and answer:
Each person in the group will randomly draw a question that they must reflect and answer.  Typed in 12pt Arial font and added to the group project with question, answer, and name.




Group 2: Potential applications.
Task: Research the tools used to detect genes carrying disease and how this information can be applied to individual treatment plans

Helpful Websites- Group 2: Potential applications
The Human Genome Project: From Maps to Medicine
From the Genome to the Proteome

Completed Project Display:
The potential applications display should present a case study showing how the genes responsible for an illness were identified and how that information was used to develop treatment; at least 20 detailed questions you have come up with as a group based on your research

Reflect and answer:
Each person in the group will randomly draw a question that they must reflect and answer.  Typed in 12pt Arial font and added to the group project with question, answer, and name.





Group 3: Ethical implications.
Task: Research the ethical issues involved with screening adults and fetuses for genetic diseases, using new technology to treat diseases, and other issues associated with mapping the human genome

Helpful Websites-Group 3: Ethical implications
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Issues and Bioethics
Center for the Study of Bioethics
The American Journal of Bioethics

Completed Project Display:
The ethical implications display could present a list of issues that have emerged from this new knowledge; at least 20 detailed questions you have come up with as a group based on your research.

Reflect and answer:
Each person in the group will randomly draw a question that they must reflect and answer.  Typed in 12pt Arial font and added to the group project with question, answer, and name.