These videos are short enough to allow viewing and discussion in one class period. Lorenzo's Oil is a full-length movie dramatizing the true story of a family dealing with adrenoleukodystrophy. Students find web sites or articles in popular media and evaluate the information for accuracy, whether fact or opinion is represented, whether presentation is biased. Students turn in written evaluations of articles, including their own opinions of the information and it's presentation. Evaluate web sites or articles representing pro and con positions .
Students can locate their own articles or web pages or evaluate articles provided by instructor.
This can be an individual or group activity. Students can provide their evaluation in written form or groups can make a class presentation. This data can be referred to in later presentations or activities. Students draw their own family pedigree and provide analysis of inheritance patterns, carrier status, possible traits carried by their future offspring. Discussions can be held among entire class or within groups followed by class discussion.