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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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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
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
1999
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Common Core

RI.7.8 RI.8.8 RI.9-10.8

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