Cancer as a Multistep Process

This lesson is the third in a series, preceded by "The Faces of Cancer" and "Cancer and the Cell Cycle." In this lesson, students use random number tables and an Internet-based simulation to test several hypotheses about the development of cancer.

After completing this activity, students will:

  • understand that cancer results from the accumulation of genetic damage to cells across time, and
  • be able to explain the increase in cancer incidence that occurs with an increase in age in terms of a multiple hit (mutations in a number of genes) hypothesis for cancer's development.
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Direct Link: https://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/webversions/CellBiology/guide/activity3-1.html

General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office, Computer Media Player
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Keywords: cancer, cell cycle, mutation, epidemiology, probability
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Virtual Manipulative,  Data Set
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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