DNA

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DNA

Planning + learning goals

• Intro (5 min)
• Video + questions? (10 min)
• DNA aanpassen (15 min)
• Gap text (5 min)

Learning goals:

• You can describe the structure and function of DNA.
• You can share your thoughts on DNA and share them in English.

Three words you think of
when you think of DNA

DNA: Code with traits you inherit

In the future it might be possible to change the DNA of an embryo (unborn baby) to get rid of hereditary illnesses (erfelijke ziektes).

1. Think of 1 pro and con.
2. Write down what you think of this?

In the future it might be possible to change the DNA of an embryo (unborn baby) so we can decide what the baby will look like.

1. Think of a pro and a con.
2. What do you think of this?

  DNA is the material that has all the information about how    …1….     will look and function. For instance, DNA in humans determines such things as what color the eyes are and how the lungs work. Each piece of information is found on a different part of the     …2…     These sections are called genes.

  DNA is in every      …3…      of every living thing. It is found in the organel called     ...4…

  Your own DNA is    …5…:     no one else has the same DNA. You     …6…      from your parents.

Gap text

nucleus

inherit

an organism

Cell

Unique

DNA molecule

Statement 1

I want the choice to change the illness of my unborn child. 

Ik wil de mogelijkheid hebben om een ernstige ziekte bij mijn ongeboren kind weg te halen.

statement 2

I want to choose what my child will look like

Ik wil kunnen kiezen hoe mijn kind eruit gaat zien.