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Reproductive Technology Unit Plan (8 days)

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Assessment Statements

11.4.9

Describe the process of fertilization, including the acrosome reaction, penetration of the egg membrane by a sperm and the cortical reaction.

 

11.4.11

Outline early embryo development up to the implantation of the blastocyst.

 

2.1.10

Outline one therapeutic use of stem cells.

 

2.1.9

State that stem cells retain the capacity to divide and have the ability to differentiate along different pathways.

 

4.4.11

Define clone.

 

4.4.12

Outline a technique for cloning using differentiated animal cells.

 

4.4.13

Discuss the ethical issues of therapeutic cloning in humans.

 

6.6.5

Outline the process of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

 

6.6.6

Discuss the ethical issues associated with IVF.

 

 

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What You Need to Know

 

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Unit Activities List  

Repro-tech notes (doc)

Ectopic Pregnancy animation

Ectopic surgery video

IVF animation

Cloning timeline activity (doc)

Cloning webquest (doc)

Cloning notes (ppt)

Octuplet ethics article

Stem cell web quest (doc)

Stem cell dilemma case study

Understanding stem cells reading (pdf)

Understanding stem cells reading questions (doc)

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Key Terms

 

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Helpful Links

Stem Cells

Cloning 101

Stem Cells

Stem Cells Explained

Stem Cell Research

 

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