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Diving into Iceland's Genetic Pool

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Investigate ethical issues surrounding the Decode project in Iceland. Middle and high schoolers take the positions of the Icelandic government, scientific researchers, and citizens and defend or refute the Decode project in a Reykjavik town hall meeting.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, debate, public speaking, decoding, genetics
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Additional Tags
debate, genetics, Informational Text, Persuasive Writing, decoding words, analyze article, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.1, english language arts
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Resource Details
Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
1999
Usage Permissions
Fine Print
Common Core
RI.7.8 RI.8.8 RI.9-10.8