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**  Option 1: Cloning Research   ** ** GOAL: **To research and identify issues involved with the idea of human cloning. ** INSTRUCTIONS: **You are to write a 1 – 1.5 page report, in the form of a magazine article or a journal) identifying the ethical dilemma involved in cloning organisms – specifically in humans. In your report you must answer ALL of the following questions:   What is cloning? What is it used for? What are the advantages and disadvantages of human cloning? Should there be any controls on experimentation? Might there be health risks for human clones that scientists are not aware of? Who should be allowed to perform human cloning and under what conditions?    Please be sure to site all your resources on a separate piece of paper. Your report should be typed. Times New Roman, size 12 point, 1.5 spaced. Pictures are a great addition to add interest.    You many work in groups of no more than 2 people.   **  How you will be marked:  **   ** Content (14 marks): **Did you answer all of the above 6 questions thoroughly and accurately? ** Presentation and Organization (6 marks): **Is your report in the form of a magazine article or journal? Is it in proper format (typed, size 12, 1.5 spaced)? How eye catching is your report (pictures, etc.)? Did you use class time wisely? **  Option 2: DNA Model   ** ** GOAL **: To design and construct a model of DNA – the double helix model that was developed by Watson and Crick. ** INSTRUCTIONS: ** You are to build a 3D model that reflects what you have learned so far about the double helix and it’s structure. You may use whatever materials you so desire(you can even make an edible model!); however the model should be no more than 30 cm tall (a small ruler height). You should also use a different item for each part of the DNA. The parts that you must include in your model are: the four nitrogen bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine) phosphates sugars You must also include a legend with your model which includes a definition and description of all the parts. Please refer to p.47 in your textbook to remind yourself what a double helix looks like. You may work in groups of a maximum of 2 people. ** How you will be marked:  ** ** Content (14 marks): **How accurate is the model (proper base pairing, etc.)? Are the definitions accurate? ** Presentation and Organization (6 marks): **How much effort was put into the model? Did you use class time wisely? Is the model of proper height? Were you creative/original in your construction? **  Option 3: Extinction Awareness   ** ** GOAL: ** To learn about the circumstances leading to the extinction or potential demise of an organism. ** INSTRUCTIONS: ** You will research an organism of your choice that is at risk of extinction ** in Canada ** and create a media that warns us that it is endangered. Media that you may choose is either a pamphlet, video, or powerpoint (if you have other ideas please see me.) On the pamphlet/video/powerpoint you will need to report: where it currently lives and a little about its lifestyle (it’s niche) how the organisms’ numbers have changed how it is driven to near extinction what methods are being done to protect it   You may use tables or charts and pictures! Please make the pamphlet/video/powerpoint colourful – remember you want it to attract the attention of viewers. You may work in maximum groups of 2 people. ** How you will be marked:  ** ** Content (14 marks): **Did you include all the necessary information about your endangered species? Did you choose a species that was endangered in Canada? ** Presentation and Organization (6 marks): **Was your media engaging (pictures, etc.)? Would it attract viewers? How much effort was put into the project? Did you use class time wisely?
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