One Father Christmas

This seasonal activity asks about Santa's ancestors: are all the modern ones descended from one ancient ‘Father’ Christmas? Students first explore how scientists can use DNA fingerprinting to answer this question. Then they play ‘Call My Bluff’, or sort true/false cards to deepen their understanding of inheritance.

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Unit: Genetics
Concept: Genes: The genetic material in the nucleus of a cell is composed of DNA contained in structures called chromosomes. A gene is a small section of DNA; each one codes for a particular sequence of amino acids, to make a specific protein
Skill: Literacy: Write: Summarise material with supporting ideas and facts
Learning stage: Analyse

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Short description The future we predicted when we wrote this popular activity in 2005 has sadly not happened yet. We're...

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Eat insects at Xmas

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Short description Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup, a cockroach on my pizza, and a worm in my rice....

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Eat chocolate, stay healthy

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They then find out who funds scientific research by taking roles in a funding meeting - can they work out a deal where all parties will benefit?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit: Interdependence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcept: Abiotic \u0026amp; biotic: Abiotic and biotic factors affect the population of an organism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkills: Speak: Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning stage: Analyse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWeblinks\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2014\/nov\/21\/cocoa-crisis-world-chocolate-stash-melting-away\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe cocoa crisis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNews story on why chocolate supplies are running low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/acp-st.eu\/content\/optimisation-cocoa-pollination-increased-cocoa-yields-and-income-generation\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCocoa pollination research project\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBackground reading for teachers. The real research project that the one in the activity was based on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/safeshare.tv\/w\/QANVMVIGJA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChocolate in the Ivory Coast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can use this video to show the students how cocoa is harvested. The section 3:02-3:44 is suitable. If you have time, your students may enjoy watching the rest of the video which shows cocoa farmers tasting chocolate for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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