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A Genetic Disorders
CSI
Project
Introduction
There have been a string of robberies across
the country that have the FBI baffled. The
perpetrator is referred to by the press as the
"Teddy Bear Bandit", because he (or she)
leaves a note attached to a teddy bear at the
scene of each crime. Unfortunately, that is
all that has been left, as Crime Scene
Investigation units (CSI) have turned up no
physical evidence from the thief (no
fingerprints, fibers, hair, blood or any other
cells for DNA analysis).
The notes left at previous Bandit
crime scenes have been determined
by the FBI to be mere gibberish, and
not pertinent at all. The last note,
however, appears to be the break
the FBI needs. The Bandit revealed
that he/she suffers from a genetic
disorder.
You and your classmates are the FBI
agents assigned to the case of the Teddy
Bear Bandit. The Bandit is showing
his/her over confidence by leaving you
this important piece of information. The
Bandit is toying with you because he does
not think you will get anywhere with this
new knowledge. THIS WILL BE THE
BANDIT'S FATAL MISTAKE! He/she
grossly underestimates your
understanding of genetics. You are so up
for this challenge!
Although not well-versed in human
genetic disorders, you and your
fellow agents are determined,
through research, to learn as much
about them as possible. You decide
you will be more efficient as a team
if each pair of agents researches a
disorder and "briefs" the other
agents on them. This way, when the
bandit finally slips up and leaves
bodily evidence, you will have the
background knowledge needed to
find and jail him/her.
The Task
You and your FBI partner will
research and become experts on
the genetic disorder assigned to
you by your "boss". You will then
brief the rest of agents with your
partner about your assigned
disorder. Remember, the safety of
teddy bears in America depends on
your doing a great job!
The Process
Your Mission is as follows:
Report
on any other names for the disorder.
Report if the disorder is autosomal, sex-linked,
or from non-disjunction. In addition, is it
dominant, recessive, incomplete dominant, or
co-dominant.
Describe the symptoms, treatments and
prognosis of the disorder.
Describe how common the disorder is (How
many people in the US or world are affected?)
Show a short video clip about your disorder
Have plenty of visuals!
The Process
Your Mission is as follows:
For
all point mutation disorders, include
the missing or mutant protein that is the
cause of these symptoms, and whether the
gene that codes for this mutant protein is
dominant or recessive.
For
all chromosomal mutation disorders,
include a karyotype in a form that can be
effectively shown to other agents at the
briefing.
The Process
Your Mission is as follows:
With
your partner, brief your fellow agents
using as many visual aids as necessary to
teach them about these disorders. Be
clear, concise, interesting, and personable
(do not just read a report). The agents will
be taking notes while you brief them, so
keep this in mind while preparing your
presentation.
You
and your partner should work
together on the research and presentation
of the disorder.
The Process
Your Mission is as follows:
While
your fellow agents are
briefing the class about their
disorders, take notes on the
disorder using your disorder
chart.
You
will be asked about the
genetic disorders on a quiz.
HINTS
Include
a works cited page
Do NOT copy and paste- rephrase!
Any pictures must have the url printed
below the picture.
You must have a short video clip.
Do not be too complex– if you don’t
understand what the site is saying, don’t
try to include it (rephrase it, learn what it
means so you can explain it, or skip it).
HINTS
When
you present, do NOT just read the
slides- BORING!!
Keep it brief! 5-10 minutes per disorder
Don’t include way too much text on each
page- make it easy to read!
Include lots of visuals!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. You will
be graded on presentation skills also!