Your teacher will divide your learning team in half, one side for and one side against gene manipulation. 

The pro side will consult with other pro individuals only, regardless of whether or not they are part of your group.  The same rule applies for the con side.

Each individual is to research arguments supporting his/her side using the Internet or other sources.

You must e-mail at least one outside source to support your argument.  A possible outside contact can be found at http://my.thetech.org/askScientist/askquestion.php.  If you choose to use your own expert, make sure to state his/her credentials.

After gathering your research, share and discuss with the other members that support your side.  You are to become an EXPERT on the research gathered.

You are to go back to your original group and inform the opposing view on your findings.

The goal of this activity is to educate everyone in your group so each member has a well-rounded, solid understanding concerning the many sides of gene manipulation.

Once your group is well-informed of the pros and cons, your group is to generate 10 thought provoking, open-ended questions that could potentially be used for the end of unit debate.

Your group is to turn in one neatly written or typed copy of the questions to the teacher.  NO ANSWERS ARE NEEDED.

To obtain and print graphic organizer for this activity:

http://www.freeology.com/graphicorgs/pdf/proconscale.pdf

Websites with information regarding gene manipulation:

www.cruelscience.ca/research-gm.htm

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0203.brownlee.html

http://www.bioethics.gov/background/humangenetic.html

http://www.tecsoc.org/biotech/focusbabies.htm

http://www.bionetonline.org/English/Content/db_cont1.htm

www.genetics-and-society.org/technologies/igm/arguments

www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/publications/scopenotes/sn24.htm

http://dragon.zoo.utoronto.ca/%7Ejlm2001/J01T0301B/Bioethics.html

www.ifgene.org/proscons.htm

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome

http://www.cc.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/students/amanda.htm