SBI3U Genetic Process Assignment (OBSERVATION & CONVERSATION):
Specific Expectations:
D1. evaluate the importance of some recent contributions to our knowledge of genetic processes,
and analyse social and ethical implications of genetic and genomic research;
D3. demonstrate an understanding of concepts, processes, and technologies related to the
transmission of hereditary characteristics.
You studied about Genetic Process in this unit.
You are now going to research and assess how this technology in genetics is impacting the
society.
You will choose one of the topics below and research and make a presentation. You will be
grade on your presentation skills, knowledge demonstration and how you answer my
questions.
Remember, as Grade 11 students, you are expected to create a thorough research
presentation, as well as, good analysis of the topic.
Work To be Submitted:
1. [FOR] PRE-Assessments
2. [AS] Self-Assessment
3. [OF] Observation- Presentation is recorded and submitted (voice over PowerPoints are
acceptable)
4. [OF] Conversation- Questions will be posed to you regarding the topic you covered
and you will be graded on the depth of your answer.
Issues to choose from:
GENE THERAPY
Gene therapy is a promising treatment for some inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis. However,
the technique remains risky and unproven, and there are ethical questions associated with its use and
related research.
Your job is to research Genetic technologies (choose from genetic screening, gene therapy,
in vitro fertilization) and analyse for some of the social and ethical implications in genetics
and genomics. Include in your presentation 1) what it is, 2) how this beneficial, 3) some
negative impacts of the use, 4) below questions
 What are the possible social benefits of applications of stem-cell research?
 What ethical issues does such research raise?
 Why is the prospect of using genetically engineered material in human subjects
controversial?
 What are some of the ethical issues related to gene therapy?
GENETIC DISORDER DIAGNOSIS TECHNOLOGIES
Cancer researchers use bioinformatics and computational biology to study different types of cancer in
an attempt to lower the risk of people who have a genetic predisposition to the disease. A risk is that
this information could also be used to deny insurance coverage or payment of claims.
Evaluate, on the basis of research, the importance of some recent contributions to knowledge,
techniques, and technologies related to genetic processes (e.g., research into the cystic fibrosis gene;
the use of safflowers to produce insulin for human use)
Your job is to find out about bioinformatics and computational biology and its use in the
field of any genetic diagnosis. Evaluate, the importance of some recent contributions to
knowledge, techniques, and technologies related to genetic processes (e.g., research into the cystic
fibrosis gene; the use of safflowers to produce insulin for human use) Describe what
bioinformatic is and how it is used in diagnosing genetic disorder in earlier stage, also, find
if there are any negative implication of the use of the technology.
 How has the human genome project allowed genetic research to move from a wet science to
a dry science?
 How has the study of the copy number alteration of genes, conducted at the Hospital for Sick
Children, helped researchers to understand genetic susceptibility to autism spectrum
disorders?
 How has genomic research increased our understanding of human health and diseases?
[FOR] PRE-ASSESSMENTS
YOUR TOPIC OF THE CHOICE:
Which technology did you choose to study in your topic?
Did you address answers to all the questions?
What can we do to improve the situation?
[AS] SELF- ASSESSMENT:
This is to be completed after you completed the assignment and submitted your work. Do keep
it in mind, this will not be graded. This is for your own reflection.
1. What did you learn from this research?
2. What did you find most interesting from your findings?
3. What can we do to help the situation?
4. How well do you think you completed this assignment?
Rubric:
Categories
50-59%
60-69%
Level 1
Level 2
Knowledge & Understanding
The student:
Knowledge of
demonstrates limited demonstrates some
content
knowledge of
knowledge of
(OBSERVATION)
genome and
genome and
technology in
technology in
research
research
70-79 %
Level 3
Understanding of
content
Demonstrates
Demonstrates
considerable
thorough
understanding of genome understanding of
and technology in research genome and
technology in
research
(CONVERSATION)
Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some
understanding of
understanding of
genome and
genome and
technology in
technology in
research
research
80-100%
Level 4
demonstrates
demonstrates
considerable knowledge of thorough knowledge
genome and technology in genome and
research
technology in
research
Thinking/ Investigation
Use of
Uses critical thinking Uses critical thinking Uses critical thinking
Uses critical thinking
critical/creative
process with limited process with some process with
process with
thinking processes effectiveness
effectiveness
considerable effectiveness thorough
effectiveness
(OBSERVATION)
Communication
Organization of
Expresses and
Expresses and
Expresses and organizes Expresses and
ideas and
organizes ideas and organizes ideas and ideas and information with organizes ideas and
information
information with
information with
considerable effectiveness information with a
limited effectiveness some effectiveness
high degree of
(OBSERVATION)
effectiveness
Use of conventions, Uses vocabs, and
Uses vocabs, and
Uses vocabs, and terms of Uses vocabs, and
Vocabs, and terms terms of diversity
terms of diversity
diversity with considerable terms of diversity
of Diversity
with limited success with some success success
with high degree of
success
(CONVERSATION)
Application
Application of
Applies knowledge
Applies knowledge Applies knowledge and
Applies knowledge
knowledge and
and skills in familiar and skills in familiar skills in failiar contexts
and skills in familiar
skills to
context with limited context with some with considerable
contexts with a high
presentation
effectiveness
effectiveness
effectiveness
degree of
effectiveness
(OBSERVATION)
Making connections Making connections Making connections Making connections b/w Making connections
between science, b/w science, tech,
b/w science, tech,
science, tech, society and b/w science, tech,
technology, society society and
society and
environment with
society and
and environment environment with
environment with
considerable effectiveness environment with
limited effectiveness some effectiveness
high degree of
(CONVERSATION)
effectiveness