Analyzing Cancer Data

This 3-page lesson plan, provided by Northwestern Connecticut Community College, is for an activity where students use the cbioportal.org website to analyze cancer data accumulated through different types of studies. Students will choose a type of cancer and individually research it through cbioportal.org, an open-source portal of cancer genomics data sets, gathering models, visualizations, and other information on the chosen cancer type. The lesson plan includes various student learning goals, essential questions, a description of the activity, steps for using cbioportal.org, activity requirements, a rubric, and a learning plan with topics to be discussed alongside the assignment.