Final Report

Final Report: Hellgate Middle School

2385 Flynn Lane

Missoula, Montana 59808

Stibbs@hellgate.k12.mt.us 1.

Was your class able to complete the project as it was designed? Explain why or why not. No, I have to have surgery on May 22, and we ran out of time. I plan to use the data from year 2000, when I teach genetics next Feb. 2001.

2.

What was the most important new idea or scientific procedure you learned by doing this project? I imagine they will learn about the distribution of dominant traits in the population as well as the inheritance of sex-linked traits.

3.

If someone asked you about the outcome of the project, how would you answer? I would expect it would be good.

4.

If you had the chance to do this project again, what would you do differently? Finish it.

5.

If you could speak to the project leader, what suggestions for improvement would you offer? We had some difficulty with determining whether or not students possessed the following traits: Bent pinky, and hitchhiker's thumb (to some degree); perhaps pictures would be helpful.

6.

Did the results of your project match your expectations? Explain why or why not.

7.

What procedures did you use to analyze the large quantity of data? Copied into a spread-sheet and summed the data. I would distribute to my lab computers and have students analyze the data. I would probably design a worksheet to guide their investigation. We would be curious of other groups analysis of the data as well.

8.

What was the frequency range (highest% minus lowest%) of the dominant traits ?

9.

Is there a relationship between how often a trait occurred and dominance? Explain.

10.

What did you learn about the way red-green color blindness is inherited in humans?