SNAB Topic 2 ‘Genes and health’ Resources overview

Resource type (2008 numbers) / 2005 numbers / Title / Interactive component / Student sheet / Teacher sheet / Technician sheet / Description
Topic introduction / Yes (presentation) / No / No / No / An interactive presentation to give you an overview of the topic.
GCSE review / Yes
(review) / No / No / No / An interactive review of the GCSE knowledge you need for this topic.
GCSE review
test / Yes
(test) / No / No / No / An interactive test of how well you know the material in the GCSE review.
Activity 2.1 / 2.1 / After the funeral / No / Yes / Yes / No / Gives an overview of cystic fibrosis and helps you find out more about the problems Claire and Nathan could face in the future.
Activity 2.2 / 2.2 / Personal CF stories / No / Yes / Yes / No / Gives you some stories to read about how cystic fibrosis has affected some people, and how they and their families cope.
Activity 2.3 / 2.3 / The effect of size on uptake by diffusion / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / Lets you investigate the effect of surface area to volume ratio on uptake by diffusion.
Activity 2.4 / 2.4 / The structure of alveoli / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / You will examine slides of the alveoli to observe features that aid diffusion into the bloodstream.
Activity 2.5 / 2.5 / Alveoli and lung surface area / Yes
(tutorial) / Yes / Yes / No / You will investigate the surface area of the lungs.
Activity 2.6 / 2.6 / Proteins / Yes
(tutorial) / Yes / Yes / No / An interactive tutorial to review how amino acids join to form a polypeptide and then fold to achieve their three-dimensional structure.
Activity 2.7 / The fluid mosaic model / No / Yes / Yes / No / Lets you investigate the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure.
Activity 2.8
CORE / 2.7 / Why does the colour leak out of cooked beetroot? / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / A practical investigation into the permeability of the cell membrane.
Activity 2.9 / 2.8 / Methods of transport within and between cells / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / Investigates different methods of transport using simple practical demonstrations.
Activity 2.10 / 2.9 / CFTR protein and membrane transport in the airways of the lung / Yes
(tutorial) / Yes / Yes / No / An interactive tutorial to investigate the effects of a functioning and a non-functioning CFTR protein channel on salt and water secretion in the airways.
Activity 2.11
CORE / 2.10 / Enzyme concentration and enzyme activity / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / You will investigate the effect of enzyme concentration on enzyme activity.
Activity 2.12 / 2.11 / DNA model / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / You make a 3D model of DNA.
Activity 2.13 / 2.12 / Extraction of DNA / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / You extract DNA from onions.
Activity 2.14 / 2.13 / Nucleic acids and protein synthesis / Yes
(tutorial) / Yes / Yes / No / A computer simulation looking at nucleic acid structure and the steps in protein synthesis.
Activity 2.15 / 2.15 / Meselson and Stahl’s experiment on DNA replication / Yes
(tutorial) / Yes / Yes / No / This interactive tutorial explores the discovery of semi-conservative replication.
Activity 2.16 / 2.16 / Reebops / No / Yes / Yes / Yes / Uses imaginary creatures called Reebops to investigate inheritance.
Activity 2.17 / 2.17 / Inheritance problems / No / Yes / Yes / No / Lets you apply some of your knowledge about genetics to other situations.
Activity 2.18 / 2.18 / Gene therapy – another side to the story / No / Yes / Yes / No / Looks at methods of gene therapy.
Activity 2.19 / 2.21 / Genetic screening / No / Yes / Yes / No / Looks more closely at the moral and ethical considerations around widespread carrier screening.
Activity 2.20 / 2.22 / Passing it on / No / Yes / Yes / No / This activity is a role-playing scenario to help you think about some of the issues covered in this topic.
Activity 2.21 / Gene mutation – a personal story / No / Yes / Yes / No / Lets you draw together some of the ideas covered in the topic.
Activity 2.22 / Check your notes / No / Yes / No / No / Use this activity to check your notes for revision.
Topic test / Yes (test) / No / No / No / Interactive end-of-topic test
Topic test / No / Yes / Yes / No / Exam style written end-of-topic test
Extension 2.1 / 2.1 / Who was Rosalind Franklin? / No / Yes / No / No / In this extension you can read about the part Rosalind Franklin played in working out the structure of DNA.
Extension 2.2 / 2.2 / Working out the DNA code / No / Yes / No / No / Find out more about the genetic code in this extension.

SNAB T2 Resources overview 2008 downloaded from www.advancedbiology.org page 2