Unit at a glance
5 lessons, 225 minutes of teaching
Scheme of work
The lessons in order
| Ref | Lesson pack | Structure | Worksheet | Quiz | Lab tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.1 | Recombinant DNA A human gene can be made to work inside a bacterium. | Cooperative Concept Mapping | 6 Q, 18 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 1, tab 2 |
| 19.1 | PCR and gel electrophoresis A single hair or a speck of blood holds too little DNA to study. | Think-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 18 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 3, tab 4 |
| 19.1 | Microarrays and bioinformatics A microarray tests thousands of genes at once: which ones a genome contains, and which ones a cell is switching on. | Mix-Pair-Share | 6 Q, 18 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 5 |
| 19.2 | Genetic technology in medicine Genetic technology now makes human proteins in bacteria and cultured cells, tests people for disease alleles before symptoms appear, and inserts working alleles into a patient's cells. | Jigsaw | 6 Q, 18 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 6, tab 7 |
| 19.3 | GM crops and animals The world needs more food, and farmland and water are limited. | Corners | 6 Q, 18 marks | 8 MCQ | tab 8 |
Each pack holds the plan, worksheet and quiz for its lesson. Teach the rows in order; the lab tabs match the student lessons.
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