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We will take inventory of our genetic traits individually and as a class. We will use Google Sheets to collect class data and Data Classroom to graph the data

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Write a biography of a modern geneticist (from the past 100 years). Include details from their early and later life and their contributions to the field of genetics. Choose a geneticist you feel you relate to, and explain why you relate to this person. Post your biography to the class discussion board on Canvas and comment on two peer's posts.

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First, go home tonight, take a few minutes to look outside (or in the house!) and identify an organism in which you would like to research the DNA sequence. This could be a plant, animal, or fungus. Anything you can observe. Keep this organism in mind, and then we will look up its scientific name and use the databases on NCBI to gather genetic information about it

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A collection of curated, non-redundant genomic DNA, transcript (RNA), and protein sequences produced by NCBI. RefSeqs provide a stable reference for genome annotation, gene identification and characterization, mutation and polymorphism analysis, expression studies, and comparative analyses. The RefSeq collection is accessed through the Nucleotide and Protein databases.

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Using Google Forms, we will answer these questions concerning genetics and ethics. Then, will analyze our data and have an open discussion as a class.

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(For each of the scenarios below, discuss with your group the issues, and make a decision. Questions are meant to foster discussion, there are no right or wrong answers.)
1. An agricultural company has found a way to make tomatoes 50% larger by splicing new genes into the tomatoes. Will you:

2. You've found out that the child you (or your wife) carries has the gene for Tay-Sachs. Babies born with this disorder develop brain damage and usually die in childhood. What will you and your spouse do?

a. Test the fetus in early pregnancy to see if it has the disease
b. Do not test for the disease, because there is nothing that can be done anyway
c. Consider alternate reproduction strategies, like adoption or embryo screening.

3. Pet cloning is now available from a new biotech company. Your dog, Charlie, died last year but you can choose to clone your pet for about 20,000 dollars. What do you do?

4. A company can now create test tube babies according to parent specifications. The company can make sure that your child has all the traits you desire - hair color, intelligence, athletic ability, etc..... What do you do?

5. Your family is known to have Huntington's disease. Huntington's is a disease that causes its victims to slowly lose their ability to speak, walk and function. Ultimately, Huntington's causes death. There is a test that will tell you whether you have the gene for Huntington's disease. What do you do?

a. I would take the test, so that I would be better prepared for the future.
b. I would not want to know.

6. You learn that you need a kidney transplant, but there are no donors available. A doctor suggests that you make a clone of yourself, so that the kidney would be a perfect match. What do you do?

a. One is enough of me, I'll wait for a donor.
b. Clone myself, two is better than one.

7. A government organization is proposing to have all citizens of the US submit a sample of their hair so that their DNA can be scanned and kept on file. Each person's DNA would be kept in a national database so that police could access the DNA when a crime was committed. Do you?

8. A company will do a DNA analysis if you submit a saliva sample. The analysis will tell you about genetic abnormalities and connect you with other people you are related to. The test costs $100.00. What do you do?

9. An experimental procedure would allow you to add genes to your body. You can order certain genes, like a smart gene, or an athletic gene, or a musical ability gene. What do you do?

a. We would have the procedure done, I'd like to be better in school and at sports.
b. We would not have the procedure done, people should accept themselves the way they are

10. An insurance company is requiring individuals to get genetic testing performed to determine whether they have a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, or other diseases. They are requiring that all people wanting health insurance be tested. What do you do?
11. Final Discussion
As a group, it is unlikely you agreed on every answer, but there was probably some overlap in your opinion with others. Write a short position paragraph that summarizes the areas that your group agrees upon as procedures that would be wrong or unethical and those procedures that would be right (or ethical) in certain circumstances.

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Students discuss genetic ethics in small groups by reading scenarios and deciding what they would do in that situation. Scenarios ask questions about cloning, genetic testing, and genetic engineering.

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Use Garageband or any other music/making software, compose a song that describes some aspect of DNA replication, transcription, or translation.

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Design a Species- Using an application like Notability or Adobe Acrobat, design (draw) a species using patterns of inheritance (Mendel's). Species should be unique and feature dominant, recessive, and multiple allele traits. There should also be a key explaining the species' traits

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Students design a species that follows the rules of genetic traits. They must draw their creatures showing traits that are dominant and recessive, traits that are controlled by multiple alleles, and sex-linked traits. Page has student instructions and a teacher’s guide.

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Use Canva to make a digital cartoon strip about a geneticist making a groundbreaking discovery in genetics. The cartoon should be based on an actual geneticist and their discovery should be true to their actual discovery.

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

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Use Notability to fill in or Canva to recreate and complete this genetic engineering concept map

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Worksheet that shows a flow chart of genetic terms related to biotechnology, students fill in the blanks with terms such as, clones, variation, DNA extraction, transgenic, hybrid, and restriction enzymes