Evaluating Claims About Cancer

Students identify claims about UV exposure presented in a selection of media items, then design, execute, and report the results of an experiment designed to test one such claim.
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Direct Link: https://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/webversions/CellBiology/guide/activity4-1.html

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Adobe Acrobat Reader
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: cancer, sunscreen, model, cell cycle, laboratory, experiment, hypothesis testing, scientific method, UV, yeast, microbiology, critical thinking
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Project
Instructional Design Framework(s): Argumentation, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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Aligned Access Points

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SC.912.N.1.In.1
Identify a problem based on a specific body of knowledge, including life science, earth and space science, or physical science, and do the following: 1. Identify a scientific question 2. Examine reliable sources of informtion to identify what is already known 3. Develop a possible explanation (hypothesis) 4. Plan and carry out an experiment 5. Gather data based on measurement and observations 6. Evaluate the data 7. Use the data to support reasonable explanations, inferences, and conclusions.

SC.912.N.1.Pa.1
Recognize a problem related to a specific body of knowledge, including life science, earth and space science, or physical science, and do the following: 1. Observe objects and activities 2. Follow planned procedures 3. Recognize a solution.

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