APA Resources
Presentation: MLA v.s APA
Purdue OWL cite for APA formatting: click here
Citing a website on an APA References page:
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Citing an article on an APA References page:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Citing a book on an APA References page:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)
Purdue OWL cite for APA formatting: click here
Citing a website on an APA References page:
Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL
Citing an article on an APA References page:
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
Citing a book on an APA References page:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Publisher Name. DOI (if available)
Science Fair 2021-2022 Resources
How to complete your literature review handout
Link to the literature review matrix: click here
Link to literature review template: click here.
Link to STEM Science Fair Research Schedule, click here.
Link to Cobb Digital Library: https://cobb.mackinvia.com
ZFair Help: student_zfairs_dashboard.pdf:
For additional help:
Link to the literature review matrix: click here
Link to literature review template: click here.
Link to STEM Science Fair Research Schedule, click here.
Link to Cobb Digital Library: https://cobb.mackinvia.com
ZFair Help: student_zfairs_dashboard.pdf:
For additional help:
- Make an appointment with Mrs. Motsinger using Remind or email: [email protected].
- Refer to www.citefast.com or Purdue OWL for help with APA formatting. (Remember the hanging paragraph does not copy, so you will have to edit that!)
Henrietta Lacks
Link to the book: tilhl.pdf
STEM Honors 9th Literature
The Immortal Cells: An Argument
Introduction
The tumor cell line you will use for your chromosome spread was the first human cell line successfully grown in a laboratory. The cell line is now over 50 years old. These cells have been growing and reproducing outside a body for over 50 years! So where did these cells come from? Who did they originally belong to? How did they become the most famous and oldest human cell line?
In this activity you will read the story of Henrietta Lacks, her family, and the doctors who created the cell line. You will also investigate the various medical breakthroughs for which the HeLa cell line has been responsible. Finally, you will investigate the debate surrounding the commodification, or commercialization, of human body parts. You will discuss ownership of body parts and debate what you should or should not be able to sell for profit.
Procedure
Part I: The Story Behind HeLa
1. Read the entire book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
2. Access and read the article titled “Henrietta’s Dance” written by Rebecca Skloot and published in the April 2000 issue of the Johns Hopkins Magazine. It is accessible on the Internet at http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/0400web/01.html
3. Read the following bullets chronicling how the HeLa cell line has affected modern medicine.
Part II: Medical Ethics
Read the position statements in the table linked here. Make a copy of the table and type directly into your new document. Use The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and “Henrietta’s Dance” to create arguments for and against each position statement.
Part III: Argumentative Paragraph
Answer the following prompt in a well-developed paragraph that includes support for your reading. Use proper APA formatting.
Prompt: Does the "good" of humanity and science outweigh the right of the individual?
You may consider the answers to these questions when constructing your response:
© 2013 Project Lead The Way, Inc. | Principles of Biomedical Science Activity 3.3.3 and Student Resource Sheet 3.3.3
STEM Honors 9th Literature
The Immortal Cells: An Argument
Introduction
The tumor cell line you will use for your chromosome spread was the first human cell line successfully grown in a laboratory. The cell line is now over 50 years old. These cells have been growing and reproducing outside a body for over 50 years! So where did these cells come from? Who did they originally belong to? How did they become the most famous and oldest human cell line?
In this activity you will read the story of Henrietta Lacks, her family, and the doctors who created the cell line. You will also investigate the various medical breakthroughs for which the HeLa cell line has been responsible. Finally, you will investigate the debate surrounding the commodification, or commercialization, of human body parts. You will discuss ownership of body parts and debate what you should or should not be able to sell for profit.
Procedure
Part I: The Story Behind HeLa
1. Read the entire book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
2. Access and read the article titled “Henrietta’s Dance” written by Rebecca Skloot and published in the April 2000 issue of the Johns Hopkins Magazine. It is accessible on the Internet at http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/0400web/01.html
3. Read the following bullets chronicling how the HeLa cell line has affected modern medicine.
- George Gey successfully cultures the first immortal human cell line using cells from Henrietta’s cervix. It is given the name HeLa after the first two letters of Henrietta’s first and last names. (1951)
- HeLa cells become the first living cells shipped via postal mail. (1952)
- HeLa cells were the first human cells frozen; this allowed for the close examination of cell division.
- The Tuskegee Institute opens the first “HeLa factory,” supplying cells to laboratories and researchers and operating as a nonprofit. Within a few years, HeLa was sold for profit. (1952)
- Scientists use HeLa cells to help develop the polio vaccine. (1952)
- Scientists infected HeLa cells with many diseases such as mumps and measles, which led to the creation of the modern field of virology.
- A geneticist in Texas was able to accurately calculate the number of chromosomes in a human cell using HeLa. This eventually made it possible for doctors to diagnose chromosomal disorders such as Down’s syndrome.(1953)
- HeLa cells become the first cells ever cloned. (1953)
- Chester Southam conducts experiments to see whether or not injections of HeLa cells could cause cancer. (1954)
- HeLa cells were sent into space prior to any astronauts and then were included on the first manned mission. (1960)
- HeLa cells are fused with mouse cells, creating the first animal-human hybrid cells. (1965)
- HeLa cells allowed for advances in the field of medical ethics. After scientists injected patients without their consent with cancer cells to discover how cancer spreads, medical review boards and informed consent by patients were institutionalized. (1965 and 1966)
- Scientists exposed HeLa cells to radiation to better understand the effects of nuclear radiation on human cells.
- Scientists used HeLa cells to better understand the invasiveness and infectiousness of salmonella. (1973)
- HeLa cells were used to help uncover that the sexually transmitted virus called Human Papilloma Virus causes cervical cancer. (1984)
- A scientist discovered the presence of an enzyme called a telomere that is used in a cell to rebuild a cell’s telomeres. The presence of this enzyme in a cell causes cancer. (1989)
- The early cloning technology started because of HeLa cells led to isolating stem cells, cloning entire animals, and in vitro fertilization.
- Scientists exposed HeLa cells to M. tuberculosis to learn how the disease attacks human cells. (1993)
- Researchers used HeLa cells to test nanotechnology by injecting the cells with iron nanowire and silica-coated nanoparticles. (2005)
- HeLa cells are used to test potential cancer drugs, such as those used to treat breast cancer and leukemia.
- HeLa cells are used to test various products such as cosmetics, drugs, household chemicals, viruses, and biological weapons.
Part II: Medical Ethics
Read the position statements in the table linked here. Make a copy of the table and type directly into your new document. Use The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and “Henrietta’s Dance” to create arguments for and against each position statement.
Part III: Argumentative Paragraph
Answer the following prompt in a well-developed paragraph that includes support for your reading. Use proper APA formatting.
Prompt: Does the "good" of humanity and science outweigh the right of the individual?
You may consider the answers to these questions when constructing your response:
- In your opinion, was Dr. Gey’s use of Henrietta Lacks’ cells unethical?
- If Dr. Gey had not been able to use or to grow the cells that became the HeLa cell line, how might medical research and health care be different now?
- Do you feel that the Lacks family should be compensated for the use of Henrietta’s cancer cells for scientific study?
- A clear, arguable claim statement challenging, defending, or qualifying the claim that the “good” of humanity and science outweighs the right of the individual
- Evidence from at least two sources: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and “Henrietta’s Dance”
- APA formatting, including citations and a References page
© 2013 Project Lead The Way, Inc. | Principles of Biomedical Science Activity 3.3.3 and Student Resource Sheet 3.3.3