To Clone or not to Clone? Dumas Elementary Patricia Kirk-Wade

To Clone or not to Clone?

Dumas Elementary

Patricia Kirk-Wade

Cloning

• It’s ok when you look in a mirror and see the reflection of your face and body. But, what if you are walking down the street and you look up and see your twin?

• This scenario is becoming less shocking and more likely.

• Today, cloning and genetic engineering are hot topics in the scientific community and fertile ground for students to explore.

Questions about Cloning

• What are the ethical and practical issues of cloning?

• Students form an opinion based on their research, evidence and their own value system.

The Unit

• Students read about cloning.

Cloning

• Students in the computer lab.

What is cloning?Is it cloning or not?Clones R UsMimi the MouseSimulated DNA extraction

Cloning

• Lab work.• DNA Extraction from

a pea.

Cloning Research

• Timelines• Posters• Power Points• Debates

Results

• Student groups take have different perspectives.

• 2 groups support future cloning

• 4 groups were against cloning