Do Now What Is Genetic Engineering? When have you heard this term before? Why do you think it is important? Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Do Now What is cloning? Would you clone an organism? Why do you think it is important? Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Lesson Objectives Describe genetic engineering as a science Explain the way in which pharmaceutical companies utilize genetic engineering to create medicines Develop critical thinking and analysis skills by dissecting a selected reading passage Discuss and debate the roles/uses of genetic engineering Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Unit Objectives Describe the relationship among DNA, genes, proteins, and traits Explain how information is transferred from DNA to protein by transcription and translation Explain how the expression of genes in a cell determines the traits of an organism Use examples of traits to describe how the characteristics of organisms are the result of protein activity Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Unit Objectives II Describe how a loss or gain of protein function can alter the traits of an organism Discuss how organisms can be engineered to have new characteristics Provide examples of how genetic engineering can be used to solve medical problems Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Literacy in Science: Most students benefit from explicit teaching about how to make sense of and analyze scientific information. Quickly preview the reading by looking at the title and subtitles or at any illustrations, tables, and graphs, then take 2 minutes to write down your best guess on what the reading is about We will revisit your predictions after we read the text to see how accurate you were. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Video Clips: After previewing the reading, lets view some clips! http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetes/pages/d iabetes.aspx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrotOPgSk R4 Brainstorm ideas (how and why) about how the program will engage and connect diabetes and insulin. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Reading Focus Work in your groups We will the first paragraph of the reading “What Is Genetic Engineering?” (the first section of the Program Introduction) together Highlight or note (on sticky notes) any information you think is important as we read. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Reading Focus II Which parts or words did you note and why do you think these were important? Share one question you have about the text. Indicate whether you had the same question or offer a possible answer. In your groups analyze the rest of “What Is Genetic Engineering?” (up to “Dateline: America”) in the same way. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Word Wall Write down a key word or term from the reading. Post your sticky note one at a time, grouping the same or similar words. We will periodically revisit this “Word Wall” Refer to the Word Wall during class discussions or as they are reading lab protocols. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Discussion What is the main purpose of this introduction? Why do you think this introduction includes an article about diabetes? What is the cause of diabetes? Can diabetes be cured? How is diabetes treated? How do you think the information in this introduction relates to the labs you are about to conduct? Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Big Ideas of the Reading Genetic engineering allows humans to insert human DNA into other organisms and then have these genetically modified organisms make human proteins. We can use these proteins to treat a wide variety of diseases and help millions of people. Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing

Did we do these? How? Closing Describe genetic engineering as a science Explain the way in which pharmaceutical companies utilize genetic engineering to create medicines Develop critical thinking and analysis skills by dissecting a selected reading passage Discuss and debate the roles/uses of genetic engineering Do Now Objectives Unit Literacy Videos Focus Discussion Closing