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toc =**//Unit 1: Nucleic acids DNA and RNA and Addiction//** = **Assignment**: Create a topical list of resources on DNA and RNA
 * Key words**: backbone, nucleotide,adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil

Course Objectives

 * to get familiarised with Internet-based activities
 * to develop Internet-based search skills
 * to get acquainted with Web Quests

Course Outcomes
By the end of this unit, students will
 * be able to search and evaluate web resources related to English language learning and their own specialist discipline
 * be able to create annotated lists of resources on their individual page and copy them to the wiki Resource Page
 * learn what Web Quests are

Activity 1 Food for Thought
**A. Take the following quiz by accessing the link below the first statement.** 1. Addiction can begin when a person chooses to use drugs, but addiction isn’t just using a lot of drugs.T FRead more: [] Healthline.com - Connect to Better Health  **B. Discuss the results with your partner and in class. Go to this Google document and write down a few lines on addiction. What else do you know about addiction? Is there a connection between addiction and the genetic makeup? Then come back to this page.**
 * C. Explore 10 minutes the following resource . Exploring the New Science of Addiction Web Quest and go back to the Google document and summarise briefly what you have found out.**

Activity 2 Searching and Evaluating Web Resources
Go to the [|Virtual Training Suite] and pick up a tutorial for your subject of study. Then go to your personal pages and create lists of annotated general resources you have selected for your subject. Example:

**Link Title** [|Gene Technology] **Level of Information** College/University **Format** text and [|animations] **URL Address** http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter16/
 * Comment** Useful for.

(to be explored out of class) Evaluating Web Pages (ghid pentru evaluarea paginilor web al Universitatii Berkeley, California). Evaluating Internet Information (ca mai sus, pagina a universitatii Johns Hopkins). Netskills Interactive Course (trebuie doar sa va inregistrati si sa urmati pasii ceruti) Web Searching (University of Leeds interactive tutorial on online searching and referencing)
 * Resources for further investigation on the art of searching and evaluating web resources**

Activity 3 Searching for Specific Information
Use the new knowledge to search for academic resources on the DNA and RNA in view of writing an academic essay on //**Similarities and Differences between DNA and RNA**//. Create a topical list of annotated resources and put it on your personal page. Example:

**Link Title** [|Gene Technology]

**Level of Information** College/University **Format** text and [|animations] **URL Address** http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter16/
 * Comment** Useful for ...