Download same genes, different fates final evaluation assignment

SAME GENES, DIFFERENT FATES FINAL EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT
You have been hired as a science writer for the Discovery Channel. The company is introducing a new line of
children’s educational products in different areas of biology. Your job is to create a product that will teach children
(about 10 years of age) about stem cells and differential gene expression. This product can be a picture book, an
alphabet book, a comic book, a children’s story, the script to a short movie, or a video. This product is for kids, so
it should be entertaining and have a story to it, but it should also provide a simple introduction to stem cells and
describe how they give rise to different cell types in a multicellular organism.
Your educational product will be graded according the rubric below:
CONCEPTS/VOCABULARY TO BE INCLUDED
MAXIMUM 10 POINTS EACH
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Mutlicellularity
Stem cell
Cell position
Internal and external signals
Genes and promoters
Differential gene expression
PRESENTATION FORMAT
Organization
Creativity
“Kid Appeal”
Total Points
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