There is always follow-up help. They also have access to additional expendable materials. The class is broken down into six groups. We have to make it fun. During the second lab, students conduct an actual genetic engineering project.
Students inject firefly DNA into bacteria.
Teachers can use this experiment to launch discussions about real issues that affect our daily lives. These kids need to understand biotechnology enough so that they can make wise moral decisions in the future. We deal with a lot of diseases. Some of these students or their loved ones are going to contract these diseases. Langland raises the issue of testing for genetic predisposition to disease.