Name: Nadia Stevenson
Date: 19/2/14
UNIS Hanoi
The Cloning of Living Things
For this essay I have chosen to discuss cloning animals. Scientists are cloning animals to
improve quantities and quality of animal products. They are trying to develop animals that
produce more milk, meat or wool than regular animals. Scientists are hoping that they would
clone animals that produce better quality wool, meat or milk. The demands of cloning animals
are increasing because of countries over population and the need to keep up with the demands
this causes.
Science is used in cloning by pulling the DNA from the original zygote and throwing it out; so
the scientists are able to take DNA from an animal that they want to clone and place it into the
egg. Then they would put the egg back into the original animal and wait for the clone to be
born.
One of the most famous animals to be cloned was Dolly. Dolly was a sheep born in 1993 and
died in 2003. Dolly was cloned from an Adult cell which is more difficult than from a zygote.
When scientists working at Roslin Institute in Scotland produced Dolly, she was the only lamb
that was born from 277 attempts. She was a major story around the world. Dolly the sheep was
a great break through with science and scientists are starting to make cloned cows and horses.
There are positives and negatives to cloning animals. The positives are that; the producers
would have more stock from the animal that has been cloned or the cloned animals might have
more meat or wool. If science can build animals that have enhanced product abilities than we
will be able to make more products for our over populated world. In addition scientists will be
able to clone an animal or plant that might be going extinct and we can save it. The negatives
are that the outcome of cloning is less than 20% of the animals they try to clone actually
develop. Another concern is cloned animal could have a disease that scientists haven't
discovered that lives in the animal, than if the clone develops it would pass down the diseased
bacteria through the gene pool until the animal won’t be able to reproduce.
I have chosen to focus on the Political factors about cloning. Citizens are protesting about
cloning animals and are afraid that it will lead to cloning humans. President Obama is strongly
against cloning "It is dangerous, profoundly wrong, and has no place in our society, or any
society." – President Obama. A lot of people feel that cloning is unnatural and goes against the
laws of nature. People are concerned that if scientists clone an animals that they would own
the whole species. Governments and scientists need to be aware of the citizens’ concerns and
proceed carefully.
Name: Nadia Stevenson
Date: 19/2/14
UNIS Hanoi
Work Cited
Batra, Karen. "Process of Cloning." CloneSafety.org. N.p., 2008. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
http://www.clonesafety.org/cloning/facts/process/.
"Obama Says Government Will Not Open the Door for Human Cloning." Fox News. FOX News
Network, 09 Mar. 2009. Web. 18 Feb. 2014. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/09/obamasays-government-open-door-human-cloning/.
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Name: Nadia Stevenson
Date: 19/2/14
UNIS Hanoi
Criterion D: Reflecting on the impacts of science
Students should be able to:
Achievement
level
0
Level descriptor
The student does not reach a standard described by any of
the descriptors below.
The student:
i.
1-2
ii.
iii.
iv.
is able to state the ways in which science is applied and used to
address a specific problem or issue
is able to state the implications of the use of science and its
application in solving a specific problem or issue interacting with
a factor
attempts to apply scientific language to communicate his or her
understanding but does so with limited effectiveness
makes little attempt to document sources.
The student:
i.
3-4
ii.
iii.
iv.
is able to outline the ways in which science is applied and
used to address a specific problem or issue
is able to outline the implications of the use of science
and its application in solving a specific problem or issue
interacting with a factor
is able to apply scientific language to communicate his or
her understanding but does not do so clearly or precisely
attempts to document sources correctly.
The student is able to:
i.
ii.
5-6
iii.
iv.
outline and summarize the ways in which science is
applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
describe the implications of the use of science and its
application in solving a specific problem or issue
interacting with a factor
apply scientific language to communicate his or her
understanding clearly and precisely but does not do so
consistently
document sources but does not always do so correctly.
o
o
o
No GMO technology was listed
No factor of the use of that technology was discussed
No scientific terms were used to explain how technology
is used in GMOs
o
I have listed how my chosen example works and
identified and stated
I have listed ideas of how my chosen technology has
impacted one factor. They are not explained
I have tried to use scientific terms to explain how my
GMO technology works
I have copied and pasted my URL’s / I have not
attributed any photos
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
The student is able to:
i.
7-8
ii.
iii.
iv.
describe the ways in which science is applied and used to
address a specific problem or issue
describe and analyze the implications of the use of
science and its application in solving a specific problem or
issue interacting with a factor
consistently apply scientific language to communicate his
or her understanding clearly and precisely
document sources completely.
o
o
o
I have briefly explained my chosen GMO technology
I have briefly explained how my chosen technology
impacts one factor. I missed the positive or negative
aspects of the technology
I have used some scientific terms to explain my ideas
but there are some unclear areas
I have documented some sources of information and
attributed photos, but there are many errors
I have briefly explained and given the major points of
how my chosen GMO technology works
I have briefly explained and given the overall summary
of how my chosen technology impacts one factor. I
have briefly explained both the positives and negatives
associated with my technology
For the most part, I have used scientific terms clearly
and precisely to explain my ideas.
I have used Easy Bib to document my sources and
attributed photos but there are a few minor errors
I have given a detailed account of how my chosen GMO
technology works
I have given a detailed account of how my chosen
technology impacts one factor. I have broken down the
ideas and addressed each part. I have clearly discussed
the positive and negative aspects of my technology
Throughout the essay, I have used scientific terms
clearly and precisely to explain my ideas.
I have recorded all relevant sources of information and
attributed all photos in a correctly formatted works
cited. (Indentation)
Name: Nadia Stevenson
Date: 19/2/14
UNIS Hanoi
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
describe the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
describe and analyze the various implications of the use of science and its application in solving a
specific problem or issue
apply communication modes effectively
document the work of others and sources of information used.
Command terms
Analyse
Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. To identify parts and relationships,
and to interpret information to reach conclusions
Apply
Use knowledge and understanding in response to a given situation or real circumstances
Describe
Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process
Document
Credit sources of information used by referencing (or citing) following one recognized referencing system.
References should be included in the text and also at the end of the piece of work in a reference list or
bibliography
Outline
Give a brief account
State
Give a specific name, value or other brief answer without explanation or calculation
Summarize
Abstract a general theme or major point(s)