SNAB Topic 2 ‘Genes and health’ Resources overview

Resource 2005 Title Interactive Student Teacher Technician Description

type (2008 numbers component sheet sheet sheet
numbers)
Topic Yes No No No An interactive presentation to give you an overview
introduction (presentation) of the topic.
GCSE review Yes No No No An interactive review of the GCSE knowledge you
(review) need for this topic.
GCSE review Yes No No No An interactive test of how well you know the
test (test) 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 Yes Yes No You will investigate the surface area of the lungs.
(tutorial)
Activity 2.6 2.6 Proteins Yes Yes Yes No An interactive tutorial to review how amino acids
(tutorial) 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 2.7 Why does the colour leak out of cooked No Yes Yes Yes A practical investigation into the permeability of the
CORE beetroot? cell membrane.
Activity 2.9 2.8 Methods of transport within and between No Yes Yes Yes Investigates different methods of transport using
cells simple practical demonstrations.

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Activity 2.10 2.9 CFTR protein and membrane transport in the Yes Yes Yes No An interactive tutorial to investigate the effects of a
airways of the lung (tutorial) functioning and a non-functioning CFTR protein
channel on salt and water secretion in the airways.

Activity 2.11 2.10 Enzyme concentration and enzyme activity No Yes Yes Yes You will investigate the effect of enzyme
CORE 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 Yes Yes No A computer simulation looking at nucleic acid
(tutorial) structure and the steps in protein synthesis.
Activity 2.15 2.15 Meselson and Stahl’s experiment on DNA Yes Yes Yes No This interactive tutorial explores the discovery of
replication (tutorial) 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.

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