Description: You will be assigned to research and present information with a partner about a specific genetic disorder. You will gather information about your genetic disorder then post it on your own page of this wiki. Upon posting your project, you will view at least 5 of your classmates' genetic disorder pages and post well thought out, constructive comments on each one.
Your wiki page must include the following:
Name of the genetic disorder.
Type of genetic disorder - how is it inherited? Dominant, recessive, sex-linked, nondisjunction , mutation, which chromosome it is located on, gene locus,etc.
Description of the symptoms/effects
Treatment - (if no treatment is currently available, explain why)
Statistics on the # of individuals born with the disorder - (if applicable - include ethnic groups which are most prone to the disorder)
Other information: any other interesting information - for example - famous cases in history
3 relevant and appropriate digital images, videos or links
Minimum of 3 reputable sources from which you derived and checked your information (include links)
How will you be graded on this project?Possible points = 75pts.
Points
15-13 Points
12-10 Points
9-6 Points
5-0 Points
Points/Comments
Organization
Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.
Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.
Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.
The information appears to be disorganized.
Quality of Information
All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.
All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.
All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.
One or more topics were not addressed.
Grammar/spelling
No or very few grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
Grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors common throughout
Relevant images
.
All 3 Images are relevant, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic
All 3 Images are accurate but only 2 add to the reader's understanding of the topic
Less than 3 images are present. Some are inaccurate or do not add interest to topic..
There is nothing wrong with going above and beyond!! Impress me with your WIKI!! Quiz Directions:
First you are to click on the word document for the quiz found below. Open the document. You are to use ONLY your classes wiki pages to answer the questions. I have made sure the answers are there. Once you finish the quiz "save as" pd3yourname. Next you must click on the link below that says Upload and Turn in Quiz Here. Once you do this fill in the necessary information and click browse and then upload. You have now completed the quiz.
Description: You will be assigned to research and present information with a partner about a specific genetic disorder. You will gather information about your genetic disorder then post it on your own page of this wiki. Upon posting your project, you will view at least 5 of your classmates' genetic disorder pages and post well thought out, constructive comments on each one.
Your wiki page must include the following:
- Name of the genetic disorder.
- Type of genetic disorder - how is it inherited? Dominant, recessive, sex-linked, nondisjunction , mutation, which chromosome it is located on, gene locus,etc.
- Description of the symptoms/effects
- Treatment - (if no treatment is currently available, explain why)
- Statistics on the # of individuals born with the disorder - (if applicable - include ethnic groups which are most prone to the disorder)
- Other information: any other interesting information - for example - famous cases in history
- 3 relevant and appropriate digital images, videos or links
- Minimum of 3 reputable sources from which you derived and checked your information (include links)
How will you be graded on this project?Possible points = 75pts.There is nothing wrong with going above and beyond!! Impress me with your WIKI!!
Quiz Directions:
First you are to click on the word document for the quiz found below. Open the document. You are to use ONLY your classes wiki pages to answer the questions. I have made sure the answers are there. Once you finish the quiz "save as" pd3yourname. Next you must click on the link below that says Upload and Turn in Quiz Here. Once you do this fill in the necessary information and click browse and then upload. You have now completed the quiz.
Upload and Turn in Quiz Here