Heredity And Continuity Of Life Assignment

Task

Gather secondary evidence related to a research question in order to evaluate the claim. Develop your research question based on a number of possible claims provided by your teacher. Obtain evidence by researching scientifically credible sources, such as scientific journals, books by well-credentialed scientists, and websites of governments, universities, independent research bodies or science and technology manufacturers.

You must adhere to research conventions.

To complete this task, you must:

• select a claim to be evaluated
• identify the relevant scientific concepts associated with the claim
• develop a research question addressing an aspect of the claim
• conduct research to gather scientific evidence that may be used to address the research question and subsequently evaluate the claim
• analyse the data to identify sufficient and relevant evidence
• identify the trends, patterns or relationships in the evidence
• analyse the evidence to identify limitations
• interpret the evidence to construct justified scientific arguments
• interpret the evidence to form a justified conclusion to the research question
• discuss the quality of the evidence
• evaluate the claim by extrapolating the findings of the research question to the claim
• suggest improvements and extensions to the investigation
• communicate findings in an appropriate scientific genre, i.e. empirical essay.

Checkpoints

• Term 2, Week 8 (05/06/2023): Select claim and develop research question.
• Term 2, Week 9 (12/06/2023): Identify sources and conduct research.
• Term 2, Week 10 (19/06/2023): Analyse and evaluate evidence
• Term 3, Week 1 (10/07/2023): Submit draft.
• Term 3, Week 3 (24/07/2023): Submit final response.

Authentication strategies

• You will be provided class time for task completion.
• You will provide documentation of your progress upon development of research question and submission of draft.
• Your teacher will collect and annotate a draft.
• Your teacher will conduct interviews or consultations as you develop the response.
• You will use Learner.Link, which includes Unicheck (plagiarism-detection software), to submit your response.
• You must acknowledge all sources.

Scaffolding

The response must be presented using an appropriate scientific genre (i.e. scientific essay) and contain:

• a claim
• a research question
• a rationale for the investigation
• justified scientific arguments using evidence
• a conclusion to the research question based on the interpretation of the evidence evaluation of the claim and suggestions of improvements and extensions to the investigation
• a reference list.

An example of how one of the claims could be developed into a research question

Claim: Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful and therefore food labels should identify any and all GMO ingredients contained in the product. Research question template: How are GMOs engineered and how can they be harmful?

Research question: Does DNA from ingested GMOs become part of the human genome and cause the expression of genetic mutations leading to disease or harm of any kind?

Developing the research question:

1. Identify the key (important) terms in the claim.
   • 'genetically modified foods', 'human genome', 'genetic mutation', 'genetic diseases', 'gene expression'
2. Propose refining questions that need to be addressed to refine key terms and narrow the focus of the claim.
   • How are GMOs produced?
   • Is there evidence of the foreign genes from GMO foods entering human DNA?
   • Do GMO foods cause genetic mutations if ingested?
   • How could this impact the future of human development?
   • What are the flow-on effects to producers, consumers, retailers of labelling GMOs?
3. Provide an example of how one of the claims could be developed into a research question. Conduct research to gather information to address the refining questions.
   • How prevalent are GMO foods?
   • Is there any research on the long term effects of ingesting GMO foods?
   • Can the foreign genes from GMO foods enter and alter our DNA?
   • What options are available to food producers regarding labelling of GMOs in their products?
4. Draft the research question to address the claim.
   • Are Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful and, if so should food labels identify any and all GMO ingredients contained in the product?
5. Refine and focus the research question.
   • Are Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful and, if so should food labels identify any and all GMO ingredients contained in the product?
6. Present the research question to the teacher for approval.
   • Are Genetically Modified Organisms are harmful and, if so should food labels identify any and all GMO ingredients contained in the product?

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