Genetic Disorder Research Project Part 1 Research Friday

Genetic Disorder Research Project

Part 1: Research (Friday, Monday, Tuesday) – Do not use a. com website; only use. gov, . edu, . org, . net, . info – Keep track of where you are getting your information. You will have to turn in a “Works Cited” page when you are done. – At least 4 sources are required for this project. More than 4 is acceptable and encouraged! – Be sure to record author, title, and date along with the website. “Google” doesn’t count. – Example: Huntington’s Disease Society of America website, Living with Huntington’s, article by Pat Pillis – Write answers on your own piece of paper; questions can be found on the laminated class set.

– Layout 1. Front cover: name of disorder and picture (hand drawn) (Question #1) DON’T FORGET YOUR NAME! 2. Inside flap (when you open cover): symptoms (Question #5) 3. Inside left panel: disorder description (Questions #4, 11, 14, 15, and 16) 4. Inside center panel: genetic cause (Questions #2, 3, and 7) 5. Inside right panel: treatments (Questions 8 and 9) 6. Back of brochure: facts, misc. (Questions #6, 10, 12, 13, 17)

Part 2: Brochure (Fri & Mon) – Create a tri-fold brochure for a doctor’s office waiting room. The brochure should provide patients with information about the disorder you researched. – The brochure should be creative as well as informative. You want people to pick it up and read through it. Be sure to include accurate, up-to-date information and graphics that illustrate important ideas. – Your brochure will be graded based on accuracy, completeness, and creativity. Visual representations (pictures, graphs, etc. ) should be incorporated into the brochure. Be sure to give credit for graphics you did not make. – Final product should be completely colored and writing in BLACK ink. – Layout 1. Front cover: name of disorder and picture (hand drawn) (Question #1) 2. Inside flap (when you open cover): symptoms (Question #5) 3. Inside left panel: disorder description (Questions #4, 11, 14, 15, and 16) 4. Inside center panel: genetic cause (Questions #2, 3, and 7) 5. Inside right panel: treatments (Questions 8 and 9) 6. Back of brochure: facts, misc. (Questions #6, 10, 12, 13, 17) DON’T FORGET YOUR NAME!