Transduction Assessment

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Lesson Overview

This lesson is an assessment of students understanding of transduction pathways

Goals and Objectives In their study of transduction pathways in cells, students will investigate treatments of cancer and prepare a short explanation of how the treatment effects with transduction

Assumptions of Prior Knowledge Students should have working knowledge of proteins and protein synthesis.

Common Misconceptions Students may have simplified explanations of how transduction pathways work based on oversimplified animations that show a single molecular messages simply turning on/off cell processes.

The Lesson

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  1.Collect information about students preconceptions of cell signaling
    a.	Commit and toss strategy
    b.	Debrief students and get their ideas up on white boards

  2.Students use [1] site and navigate through Diagnosis and Treatment portion.  During this portion, it may be useful to give a mini-lecture on microarray assays or use the following site to enhance the inside cancer site: [2].  	
    a.	During this portion students will work in groups 
    b. Strategy to use: "Multimedia and Say Something" for Pathology
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