What's the future of biotechnology? Explore a hot topic in the fourth and final unit in a series of Biotechnology lessons. Learners develop an understanding of the many issues in bioethics, then create an argument for or against the role of biotechnology in human development.

Concepts

biotechnology, bioethics, forensics, genetics, dna, arguments, evidence, supporting evidence, cloning

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• As an opener, have pupils list physical traits they would alter, such as height or hair color
• Incorporate student-written arguments into a spirited in-class debate
  

Classroom Considerations

• Order a copy of the video in advance of the unit
  

Pros

• The activities encourage independent thought and provide an opportunity to practice scientific argument writing
• Extensions make the unit easy to expand upon for advanced classes 
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2