Designer Genes for a Designer World

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Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

NASA|MSU-Bozeman Center for Educational Resources Project

Collection:

NASA

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

In this series of guided inquiry activities, students explore how organisms adapt to their environments through changes in their genetic codes. The learner will: create make-believe creatures and environments that have specific characteristics; rate the success of each creature in a randomly assigned environment by examining which of the creature's characteristics help, hinder, or have no effect on the creature's success in each environment; write the genetic code for their creatures from a list of fictitious genetic codes; apply his/her knowledge of genetic codes and environments to engineer new creatures that could survive in various extreme environments within our solar system.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Assessments, Curriculum Standards, Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Text/HTML

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Copyright Holder:

Copyright May 19, 2004 By the Burns Telecom Center, Montana State University - Bozeman