Cancer and the Cell Cycle

Students use five web animations and four videos to help them construct an explanation for how cancer develops, then use their new understanding to explain several historical observations about agents that cause cancer. After completing this activity, students will:

  • understand that many different agents can cause cancer,
  • understand that cancer represents a breakdown of the processes that regulate the growth of normal cells and tissues,
  • recognize that cancer develops as a result of genetic damage that occurs to cells across time,
  • be able to explain that cancer is associated with the occurrence of damage to particular classes of genes involved in the normal regulation of the cell cycle, and
  • understand that studying the processes involved in the development of cancer has led to a significantly increased understanding of the normal cell cycle as well as to new strategies for treating cancer.
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Direct Link: https://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/webversions/CellBiology/default.html

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Computer Media Player
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Keywords: cancer, cell cycle, mutation, case studies
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Assessment,  Video/Audio/Animation,  Text Resource
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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