Genetics - Genetic Disease Pamphlet

Genetic Disease Pamphlet

Teacher: Bob Culler: Avon Lake, OH
Subject: Biology, Human Genetics
Grade Level(s): 9 10
Target Audience: Biology I, Genetics
Materials Needed: paper, color, library resources
Class Time: 1/2-1 class period plus out of class research
Brief Summary: Students will design a pamphlet to inform and educate people about an inherited disease or disorder.
Student Objective(s): To inform others of facts about human disease, to explain social and ethical implications, and to create, display and explain information to classmates.
Description of Activities: Students will research and construct a pamphlet that includes: symptoms of disease, genetic cause of disease, genetic testing, population/risk, possible treatment, genetic screening techniques, social and ethical implications, cost and % disease in ethnic groups and how it relates to HGP.
Integration (tying it all together): Math, show graphs, data; English, writing skills; Communication, explaining facts to others; Research, finding current information; Social Science, relationship to location/populations
Further Information and References: Activity modified from workshop in the area