Cancer & DNA Webquest
Instructions
- Pre-read the learning objectives and post webquest responses.
- Visit the links under each topic. USE THE WEBSITES AND VIDEOS PROVIDED. This is not designed to be a fill in the blank activity. Most responses will not be a direct rewrite of the information.
- Write responses to leaning goals and the Post Website Responses and compare your answers to that of another member of the class. Do not Copy.
Part A: DNA, Instructions for your cells
Resources:
●DNA Basics
○Website: Journey into DNA [pay special attention to highlights]
○Video 1: Genetics 101
●How DNA codes for different types of cells
○Video 1: Why cells behave differently.
○Website: Gene Expression
Learning Goals:
●Define the following terms:
Word / Definition / What does it mean to you?DNA
Gene
Genome
Chromosome
Trait
Mutation
Tissue
●Where is DNA stored/located in the cell?
●What is DNA used to make?
●Explain what DNA, proteins, tissues and genes have in common, how/why are the terms related?
●Living organisms start as a single cell that grows and divides through Mitosis. After billions of division, that single cell becomes an organism with thousands of different cells. These cells have become differentiated, meaning that they have become different with different jobs and functions. How are cells differentiated? (*Hint*)
Part B: Cell Division, The process of creating new cells
Resources:
●When everything is normal.
○Video 1: Cells are programmed to die.
●Why some cells don’t stop dividing.
○Video 1: Cells disobeying signals!
Learning Goals:
●Define the following terms:
Word / Definition / What does it mean to you?Cell
DNA Replication
Mitosis
Meiosis
●Why does cell division (cells dividing) occur?
Part C: Cancer, Cell division gone wrong
Resources:
●Cancer Basics
○American Cancer Society Information
○Connecting cell division, DNA, and cancer
●NOVA: How Cancer Spreads
●Cancer is in your genes video?
Learning Goals:
●Define the following terms:
Word / Definition / What does it mean to you?Tumor
Benign
Metastasis
Malignant
●How is cancer different than normal cell division?
●Identify what mistakes or malfunctions can allow cancer to spread throughout the body:
Part D:
Read article about Cell division and answer questions. Finish this for homework. Article is posted as are the questions. The article and questions are on the table. Tomorrow is quick overview of cancer and cell division. Please bring your books.