Lesson 3 : Engineer
- Objectives
- Step 1Presentation
- Step 2Your Challenge
- Step 3Choose your Gene
- Step 4Design Your Solution
- Step 5Present
Time Required: 200 minutesExplore the exciting frontier of CRISPR, a new gene editing tool used to snip genes and stick new genes in cells to create new traits for the organism
Standards
- MS-LS3-1
- Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on conceptual understanding that changes in genetic material may result in making different proteins.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include specific changes at the molecular level, mechanisms for protein synthesis, or specific types of mutations.]
- MS-LS4-5
- Gather and synthesize information about technologies that have changed the way humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on synthesizing information from reliable sources about the influence of humans on genetic outcomes in artificial selection (such as genetic modification, animal husbandry, gene therapy); and, on the impacts these technologies have on society as well as the technologies leading to these scientific discoveries.]
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