Bioinformatics: Through the Lens of COVID-19 (MS)
In this lesson, the concept, technique and algorithm of bioinformatics will be introduced through a case study of COVID-19, which includes setting up a Linux operating system, downloading data and installing software in Linux commands, assembling SARS-Cov-2 genome.
Topic(s)
Biology and Computer Science
type
Middle school lesson
6-8
Grade(s):
time needed
Five 50 minute class periods
author
Lu Liu, Brittany Hagen
national next gen standards
• MS-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
north dakota standards
• MS-LS3-1 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.