Seth Borenstein, 11/18/2016 Students will conference with the teacher in small groups and explain GMO food and describe the benefits and drawbacks of using GMO foods (formative assessment). YouTube Video Why are GMOs Bad? iPads with internet access Day(s) ____1___: GE Mosquitoes Students will review the meaning of genetic engineering. Note-catcher (Appendix 7) Desired Students will read/listen to the Newsela article Frankenskeeters to seek mosquitoes brides to curb dengue Outcome(s): and watch the YouTube videos and How fever What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes? to Eradicate One of GE Mosquitoes Students will As students explore the resources, they will write a brief Our Deadliest Enemies-Gene Drive & Malaria. Newsela Article accurately explain summary, and explain the benefits and drawbacks discussed in each resource. how and why YouTube Videos mosquitoes are After exploring the resources, with a partner, students will write a summary of genetically modifying What If We being genetically mosquitoes to help control disease and analyze the benefits and drawbacks of doing this (MS-LS4-5, Killed All the modified and the RST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.8). Mosquitoes? benefits and How To drawbacks of Some, randomly selected students will share their summary and analysis with the whole class (formative Eradicate One Of doing this. assessment). Our Deadliest Enemies Gene – Drive & Malaria iPads with internet access
Seth Borenstein, 11/18/2016 YouTube Video Why are GMOs Bad? iPads with internet access Students will conference with the teacher in small groups and explain GMO food and describe the benefits and drawbacks of using GMO foods (formative assessment). Day(s) ____1___: Desired Outcome(s): Students will accurately explain how and why mosquitoes are being genetically modified and the benefits and drawbacks of doing this. GE Mosquitoes Note-catcher (Appendix 7) GE Mosquitoes Newsela Article YouTube Videos What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes? How To Eradicate One Of Our Deadliest Enemies – Gene Drive & Malaria iPads with internet access Students will review the meaning of genetic engineering. Students will read/listen to the Newsela article Frankenskeeters to seek mosquitoes brides to curb dengue fever and watch the YouTube videos What If We Killed All the Mosquitoes? and How to Eradicate One of Our Deadliest Enemies-Gene Drive & Malaria. As students explore the resources, they will write a brief summary, and explain the benefits and drawbacks discussed in each resource. After exploring the resources, with a partner, students will write a summary of genetically modifying mosquitoes to help control disease and analyze the benefits and drawbacks of doing this (MS-LS4-5, RST.6-8.1, WHST.6-8.8). Some, randomly selected students will share their summary and analysis with the whole class (formative assessment).
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