De-Extinction Geneticist

Human activity has resulted in the extinction of many organisms. A de-extinction geneticist will work to rebalance our ecosystems. They will reintroduce extinct species while maintaining the health and integrity of the world's many diverse habitats.

world'sThis module will simulate what it is like to be a de-extinction geneticist allowing students to investigate and decide on the best animal to re-introduce into our ecosystems.

Eligibility: These modules are only available to Victorian Government Secondary Schools.

Mode: Online

Schedule: 1 x 75 minute session

Suitable for: Students in Years 7-9

Prerequisites: NA

Required Equipment

Students will need:

• A laptop with access to the internet.
• Students will be accessing an online program during this session and each student should have their own device. A laptop or computer will be required, this software does NOT work on iPads.

Registrations

Group Registrations: For groups of more than 10 students from one school. When booking as a group students must join the zoom session on one device, and students will be in one classroom and supported by a teacher from your school

Single Student Registrations: Where there are less than 10 students from one school, students can join via their own devices.

Summary Video

Curriculum Links

Design and Technologies:

• Examine and prioritise competing factors including social, ethical, economic and sustainability considerations in the development of technologies and designed solutions to meet community needs for preferred futures (VCDSTS043)

Digital Technologies:

• Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model objects or events (VCDTDI038)

Ethical Capability:

• Investigate why ethical principles may differ between people and groups, considering the influence of cultural norms, religion, world views and philosophical thought (VCECU015)
• Investigate criteria for determining the relative importance of matters of ethical concern (VCECU016)
• Explore the extent of ethical obligation and the implications for thinking about consequences and duties in decision-making and action (VCECD017)

Personal and Social Capabilities:

• Explore their personal values and beliefs and analyse how these values and beliefs might be different or similar to those of others (VCPSCSO038)

Science:

• Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)
• Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations (VCSSU090)
• Identify questions, problems and claims that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge (VCSIS107)
• Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to identify relationships, evaluate claims and draw conclusions (VCSIS111)
• Reflect on the method used to investigate a question or solve a problem, including evaluating the quality of the data collected, and identify improvements to the method (VCSIS112)
• Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems including identifying impacts and limitations of conclusions and using appropriate scientific language and representations (VCSIS113)