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Cloning after Dolly

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring a modified article from The Conversation, students read how cloning has evolved since Dolly the sheep, its current scientific uses, its limitations, and the ethical questions it continues to raise. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
cloning

Vocabulary

extinct
embryo
unique
behave
stem cell
productivity
personality
species
mammoth
ethical
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