Stem Cell Research

Use the following resources to begin your research to help you draft your persuasive letter to your congressman.  This is not a complete list of resources and you may use any other reliable source.  Remember that any opinion is valid, but you must justify it with facts.

What are stem cells?
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/st/Stem_cell
http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00053/cl_kids.html
http://kids.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=109760
http://www.ehow.com/facts_6173359_stem-cell-kids.html

Stem Cell Research Ethics
http://stemcell.childrenshospital.org/about-stem-cells/stem-cell-research-ethics-and-policy/
http://www.experiment-resources.com/stem-cell-pros-and-cons.html
http://www.stemcellresearch.org/polisci/lesson10.pdf
http://usliberals.about.com/od/stemcellresearch/i/StemCell1_2.htm

Cell Theory

Use the following websites to conduct your research on cell theory -

Write down the three main ideas of cell theory.  Define the words Prokaryote and Eukaryote.

http://www.factmonster.com/cig/biology/cell-theory-form-function.html
http://www.kidsbiology.com/biology_basics/cells_tissues_organs/cell_history_discovery4.php
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ce/Cell_theory

If time, read the following article and use the internet to learn more about stem cells.  Why are stem cells unique compared to other cells?  Stem cell research is a major topic of debate in the scientific community today.  See what you can find out about it and how you feel about this.

http://kids.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=109760