WRITING ACTIVITY 1:
Locating Infromation on the World Wide Web.
How good are you at finding information on the World Wide Web?
After finding the names of the scientists described in DNA Activity 1: Finding Infromation on the World Wide Web use the online resources to locate biographical information about one of them. Write a biographicalsketch and plan a research paperor multimedia presentation.
WRITING ACTIVITY 2:
Write a research paper or create a multimedia presentation comparing the work of two scientists from DNA Activity 1: Finding Infromation on the World Wide Web.
- Choose two scientists and compare the work done on DNA.
- Include examples of their experiments and give a statement that concludes the significance of their work to what we know about DNA today.
- Which one contributed the most toward our knowledge about DNA?
WRITING ACTIVITY 3:
Visit the Web Site Clone Your Pet.
- Think about the knowledge that we have on genetic engineering today.
- Do some more research if necessay, using some of the search engines on DNA Activity 1's page: Finding Infromation on the World Wide Web.
- How soon do you think pet owners will be able to use this site to clone their beloved pet?
- Is this science fiction? Can this really happen?
- Support your answers with facts about what scientist can currently do today.
- Put your prediction in a Time Capsule and open it when or if it happens in your life time. Or, leave it to your ancestors so they can marvel at your intuitiveness.
You may prepare your report off line.
Print a copy or download this page to your personal
file on a floppy or zip disk,or hard drive).
- NOTE: GROUP/ TEAM WORK IS ENCOURAGED ON THE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
