PRESENTATIONS ON: THURSDAY, 3/1 & FRIDAY,

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Geneticist: ________________________
Date ____________

Period: ______

Background: A genetic disorder is a disease that is caused by an

abnormality in an individual's DNA. They can be inherited from parents
to their offspring.

You and your partner have been hired as genetic counselors to research
and give a short presentation on a genetic disorder at the local
conference of Jr. Geneticists (which happens to take place in your
science classroom! ;) In your audience are other training genetic
counselors interested in understanding genetic disorders.
Process:
Using your textbook and appropriate websites, you will:
1. Research a genetic disorder.
2. Create an artifact
3. Present: Prepare an informational presentation NO MORE THAN 5
MINUTES LONG that includes ALL of the following about your genetic
disorder:
1. Brief Summary of the disorder - what it is and what are its
effects.
2. How it is inherited (the cause of it). Determine if the disorder
is:
a. Autosomal (body chromosomes) Dominant
b. Autosomal (body chromosomes) Recessive
c. Sex-Linked Dominant (& which chromosome it is linked to
X or Y)
d. Sex-Linked Recessive (& which chromosome it is linked to
X or Y)
e. Caused by a DNA mutation (addition, deletion, or
substitution) OR
f. Caused by a chromosomal abnormality (too many or
missing chromosomes)
3. Symptoms of the disorder.
4. Prevalence of the disorder in the larger population (ratio of
people who have the disorder compared to ratio of people who
don't; 1 in 100, 1 in 1,000, etc.)
5. Medical treatment for the disorder.
6. Interesting facts about the disorder. (i.e. facts about the
discovery of the disorder, current research on it, agencies that
support individuals with the disorder/how people can help, more
common in males or females, anyone famous with disorder, etc.)

Use these websites to help you research:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/whataregd/
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: This website has a genetic disorder library you
can explore)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/
(This website shows you on which chromosomes certain disorders are
found. It will also give you information about specific disorders.
CAUTION: Good website, but a bit out-dated)
Type of Presentation: You and your partner will create any one of the
following options:
1. PowerPoint Presentation (make on computer)
2. Informational website (Use: www.weebly.com to create a free
webpage)
3. Informational pamphlet (can be hand-made or made on the
computer)
4. Poster (you would need to supply your own poster if you choose
this option)
PowerPoint Helpful Hints:
1. Use one slide for each of the 6 major topics as listed above, have one title
Geneticists: ________________________
and one bibliography slide (8 total slides).
Geneticslide,
Disorder:
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2. Summarize information into student friendly language - DO NOT copy entire
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sections of text from the internet. ONLY A FEW BULLET POINTS PER SLIDE!
Directions:
Complete this template to record all research notes. THIS
3. Add all of the important information first, AND THEN worry about the slide
WILL
BE
TURNED
IN!
backgrounds and animations.
Notes
4.Topic
Use VISUALS that HELP EXPLAIN the content
you are communicating.
Brief
Understand your visuals and explain them to the class!

Summary

How it is
Inherited
(Genetics
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Symptom
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Prevalen
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Treatmen
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Bibliography: (List websites/books used, authors (if available) volumes

and/or dates):
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Genetic Disorder Choices: You must choose from one of these:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Breast/Ovarian Cancer
Colon Cancer
Hypothyroidism
Alzheimers Disease
Klinefelter Syndrome
Huntingtons Disease
Turner Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis (NF)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome (SCID)
Sickle Cell Disease
Williams Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Galactosemia
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Pachyonychia Congenita (PC)
Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS)

Geneticists: ____________________
&
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ch
Notes

Advanced (10)
Nailed It!
Wow! You deepened the
classes understanding of
this condition. Clearly
explaining the causes,
symptoms and all other
required parts of the
presentation with clarity
and style! Scores in this
category reflect that you
really know your stuff!

Artifact

Advanced (10)
Nailed It!
Holy smokes! Great
organization, awesome
visuals, eye catching and
logical layout that makes
in the information jump
out at you!

Proficient
(8-9)
Pretty
Good.
Great Job.
Explanations
are clear and
follow the
outline
provided.
Complete and
to the point,
but perhaps
lacking the
extra mile
in terms of
information.
Proficient
(8-9)
Pretty
Good.
Nice work.
Clear
presentation
that meets all
the
requirements
of the project.

Basic (6-7)
Could be
Improved

Below Basic
(5)
Really?

Information is
present,
although may
need more
clear
summaries.
Minor
inaccuracies
may be
present or
some parts of
the
presentation
may be
Basic (6-7)
missing
or
Could be
unclear.
Improved

Major sections
are missing or
inaccurate

Clear enough
to follow, but
may be
jumbled or
need more
attention to
detail.

Information not
summarized
effectively. No
real use of
visuals that are
helpful in
explaining
content. Try
harder next
time.

Below Basic
(5)
Really?

Presenta
tion

Advanced (10)
Nailed It!

Proficient
(8-9)
Pretty
Good.

Basic (6-7)
Could be
Improved

Below Basic
(5)
Really?

Fact I
learned
about
disorderRate
the
Presenters

Awesome! You
know your stuff.
Voice is clear, big
words are
pronounced clearly
and used correctly.
Excellent eye
contact. Your
communication
skills are awesome!

Well done.
Presentati
on is
appropriat
ely clear
for your
peers to
follow you.
You use
the
presentati
on slides
to guide
you, and
we follow
along with
some
degree of
ease.

Some
mispronunci
ation of
terms and a
high degree
of
dependence
on the
screen to
share your
information.
Know your
material and
practice
more before
your next
presentatio
n.

Hard to
follow your
presentatio
n. Rough
delivery,
many
pauses, not
practiced
enough. Do
better next
time.

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Name:
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Directions: Listen attentively to each presentation and complete the
table below.
Disorder Name

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