Biotechnology Focus on genetically modified crops Aims and

Biotechnology Focus on genetically modified crops

Aims and objectives 1. • Understand what genetic modification means and how it is done 2. • Identify costs and benefits attributed to genetic modification 3. • Produce clear coherent arguments supported by facts

Areas to investigate 1. 2. 3. 4. • What is genetic modification? • What techniques are used? • What are the main crops that are modified? • Who does it and where? • What happens in México – How does it affect us? • Why is it done? What benefits are claimed? • What are the concerns: environmental and health? • Where is it banned? • What strategies exist to inform or protect the consumer?

Genetic modification? What is it? Historically it has been done by selective breeding What is this? What are the drawbacks to this?

Work time line. Wed &thurs. Investigate • Fri. Come together in teams and share information Mon. Identify key arguments for and against. Share with teacher • Tues. Put together arguments Wed. debate. Thurs and Fri prepare commentary about a theme for Radio show

Structure of debate. All team • Identify key points • Help write talk Proposer and second • Give arguments All team • Raise questions against opponents • Answer opponents´ questions

• Quality of presentation of arguments: make sense and are supported by facts • Quality of whole team response content • Answer my questions as I walk round • Ask or answer questions during debate Team Presentation Individual Work in team Evaluation • Factual accuracy • Complete cover of points in favour or against.

Rubric Marks Individual effort Team presentation Content 1 Cannot ask or answer any questions No idea Confused and inaccurate 2 Student on task but seems confused At least one point made Some facts correct 3 Answers at least one question correctly Some points made clearly Information generally correct but poorly linked to arguments 4 Can usually ask or answer questions correctly Proposer and second strong but weakly supported by team Good with some factual inaccuracies 5 Student clearly engaged throughout and able to ask and answer relevant questions Fluent and all points supported by evidence. All arguments included all factual knowledge correct and applied correctly

Radio Programme Wed 29 Jan 18: 00 Each team prepares 1 theme 1 member presents theme on radio show

Radio Show themes (must be done in Spanish 1 2 3 4 5 6 • ¿Cuál es biotecnología? • ¿Qué significa transgénico? • ¿Cuales son los cultivos transgénicos más importantes? • Explicar ejemplos de las características transgénicas • ¿Cuales son las razones para cultivos transgénicos? • ¿Cuales son las preocupaciones sobre los cultivos transgénicos?

Assessment of Radio show Each speaker will represent the team so his/her presentation will be awarded to the team. A clear well explained, correct and confident contribution to the show will get 100% Lack of confidence will suggest poor preparation and will loose 10% Each factual innacuracy or unclear explanation will loose 5%