As soon as I hear the phrase everybody knows, I start to wonder. I start asking, Does
everybody know this? And how do they know it?
~ David D. Jackson
Essential Question:
How to use research methodologies to ask a
specific question?
How has domestication affected
inter(between)-species interactions?
Project objectives:
Collaborate with your peers to develop and
refine your project
Communicate your findings to the public
Project tasks:
1. Pick a research question
2. Develop methods for analysis
3. Collect data
4. Analyze your results
5. Situate your findings within the scientific community
6. Present your discoveries during the humane society's fundraiser October 29th
Project skills:
Collaborate with peers
Critically apply research methodologies to test observations
Interpret your results and use evidence to make your own conclusions
Learn how to statistically analyze your results in google Sheets or R studio (R
Studio is a challenge)
Knowledge:
Research Methodologies
Mendelian Inheritance
o Genetics
o Punnett squares
Forces of Evolution
Domestication
*We can discuss alternate exhibitions that can happen during this week
Email me each assignment by the start of class. I will supplement each of these deadlines with guidelines on what
to turn in. ***Dates are subject to change***