Posted: November 22nd, 2015

Use of biotechnology poster

MYP Sciences
Year 10
Unit: Genetics
Length of Unit: 9 weeks

Assessment Task: Use of Biotechnology Poster

Assessment Criteria:
D – Reflecting on the Impacts of science

Grade:
Levels
D Aspect 1 (ways science is applied) :
D Aspect 2 (implications of using science interacting with a factor):
D Aspect 3 (apply scientific language to communicate):
D Aspect 4 (document sources):
Feedback:
Reflection – Strengths:

Reflection – Areas for improvement:

Reflection – Targets, Parental/peer/other feedback :

MYP Y10 Sciences – Use of Biotechnology Research task and Poster

Recently you have been studying about the function and structure of DNA and about the process of cellular division and how it can lead to inheritance. Over the last 50 years humans have made large jumps forward in their ability to understand what DNA does and how we can use that knowledge to change our DNA to enhance the quality of our lifestyle. Choose a problem that has possible solutions using genetic engineering or biotechnology and after researching a solution, produce a poster up to A1 in size to present your findings. You should make use of text and images, using in-text citations where appropriate, and all text should be submitted seperately to Turnitin.com . You could assume that this poster could be found in a hospital or doctor’s office to help potential patients. The poster should:

discuss the problem which may be helped by your chosen biotechnology process;
explain the scientific principles behind the biotechnology process;
discuss and evaluate the positive and negative issues associated with the use of your chosen biotechnology process, relating to one factor from the following: moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural or environmental;
express all your ideas in appropriate scientific language.
document your sources thoroughly and correctly (works cited should be on a separate sheet (stuck to the back of the poster) – but in-text citations must be on the poster).

In this assignment, you will need to use many Approaches to Learning (AtL) skills, such as locating and presenting information gained from a variety of sources (at least 3 different types of source), and acknowledging sources in an MLA-style works cited list with in-text citation. You will be expected to submit your poster’s text to Turnitin.com for an originality check.

Use EasyBib or bibme.org to help with your works cited.

You will be assessed on Criterion D (Reflecting on the impacts of science) according to the rubrics below.

Student Checklist

Criterion D: Reflecting on the impact of science
Achievement Level
Level Descriptor
Task Specific Clarification
0
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
? I did not complete the task
1 – 2
The student is able to:
i. outline the ways in which science is used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. outline the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. apply scientific language to communicate understanding but does so with limited success
iv. document sources, with limited success.
I can:
? outline the ways in which biotechnology is used to address a specific problem or issue in genetics
? outline the implications of using biotechnology to solve a specific problem or issue in genetics, interacting with 1 factor (moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural or environmental)
? apply scientific language to communicate understanding but does so with limited success
? document sources, with limited success (not MLA format or no in-text citation).
3 – 4
The student is able to:
i. summarize the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. describe the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. sometimes apply scientific language to communicate understanding
iv. sometimes document sources correctly.
I can:
? summarize the ways in which biotechnology is used to address a specific problem or issue in genetics
? describe the implications of using biotechnology to solve a specific problem or issue in genetics, interacting with 1 factor (moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural or environmental)
? sometimes apply scientific language to communicate understanding
? sometimes document sources correctly (MLA format used, but not 5 sources from 3 different types used or no in-text citations)
5 – 6
The student is able to:
i. describe the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. discuss the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. usually apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely
iv. usually document sources correctly
I can:
? describe the ways in which biotechnology is used to address a specific problem or issue in genetics
? discuss the implications of using biotechnology to solve a specific problem or issue in genetics, interacting with 1 factor (moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural or environmental)
? usually apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely
? usually document sources correctly (MLA format used, 5 sources from 3 different types used, but no in-text citations)
7 – 8
The student is able to:
i. explain the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. discuss and evaluate the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. consistently apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely
iv. document sources completely.
I can:
? explain the ways in which biotechnology is used to address a specific problem or issue in genetics
? discuss and evaluate the implications of using biotechnology to solve a specific problem or issue in genetics, interacting with 1 factor (moral, ethical, social, economic, political, cultural or environmental)
? consistently apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely
? document sources completely ((MLA format used, 5 sources from 3 different types used and in-text citations)

Interacting Factors definitions

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