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Students should have the knowledge of basic genetics learned from the
previous lesson. Students use their prior knowledge to have a productive
seminar discussion. This lesson includes watching a movie where students
have to answer open ended questions based on what they think and what
they know about modern genetics. Students need to start thinking more in the
higher levels of blooms and this lesson gears them towards this. My students
enjoy talking to each other about their thoughts. This is an opportunity to
discuss ideas about a topic that is controversial to society and form their own
opinion on what they believe. This allows for students to build their
communication and listening skills which are an important part of
collaborative learning.
Standards met
Concept
addressed
Objectives
The big idea for this lesson is biotechnologies impact on the society and
environment. This lesson provides students with the opportunity to build
understanding of modern genetics because it allows for students to share and
formulate ideas about how biotechnology can affect them in the future. In this
lesson students will participate in a seminar where they will discuss some of
their ideas with their classmates. In todays society there has been much
controversy over the idea of parents choosing trait of their childrens.
Students will watch the movie GATTACA where this controversy is shown and
will be the basis of the seminar discussion. Students need to understand
biotechnology because it is becoming a major role in todays society with not
only choosing traits but with gene therapy and finding cures for diseases.
Academic
language
Learning
strategies
Materials
needed
DVD: GATTACA
GATTACA Worksheets
Writing utensils
Seminar Worksheet
Journal
Instructional
outline
Instructional sequence:
Day 1:
Segment 1: Bell Opener: What does the term BIOTECHNOLOGY
mean to you? (4 min attendance)
Transition 1: Have 1 student volunteer to collect folders and pass out
GATTACA worksheet (1 min)
Segment 2: Briefly talk to students about modern technology. Ask if
they have any questions or idea about what they think it is. Tell
students instructions on watching the movie: No talking, actively
taking notes on the worksheet. (3 min)
Transition 2: Turn down lights. Start movie.
Segment 3: Students will watch the movie for the rest of the bell (50
min)
Transition 3: Exit: Put worksheet into table folder.
Day 2:
Day 3:
Modifications
Formative assessments:
Objective 1, 3, and 4: Student will participate in seminar discussion with their
classmates. Each of these objectives will be talked about sometime during
this discussion. I am looking for students ability to discuss their opinions
about biotechnology and how it relates to real world experiences like
choosing genes for an offspring (good and bad)
Assessments
of learning
Summative assessments:
Objective 2: Students will be assessed during the bell openers for day 1 and
3. Both openers ask students to what they think about biotechnology. This will
show student learning from the beginning of the lesson to the end.
These objectives will also be assessed by the GATTACA Worksheet. While I
am not grading this worksheet for accuracy this will still be an assessment to
determine if students have shown understanding of the ideas shown in the
movie.
Students will also have Vocabulary cards to compete for this lesson. Students
will have a biotechnology test at the end of the unit