Science Mini Capstone

​ One of my favorite capstones from this year is the Q1 genetics

BM. During this project I discovered the innards of how genetics works.

Our team studied Leukemia. Leukemia is a term that originates from

the greek roots leukos, meaning white, and aima, meaning blood.

This condition can be critical because it is a cancer that harms

the flow of your white blood cells. White blood cells are necessary for

maintaining a healthy immune system. So this issue is of extreme

concern to me.

During the Q1 semester we learned various other topic on

genetics. I learned how to read and create a punnett square. I learned

about dominance and recessive; co-dominance and hereditary traits;

etc.

Inquiry

Our team had questions on genetics and on how leukemia worked.

Research

I wanted to learn more about leukemia, so my team and I

researched what it was and what it did.

Collaboration

The team I worked with collaborated to discover the various

properties on Leukemia and genetics as a whole.

Presentation

After our research was complete, we felt obligated to present our

research to the class.

Reflection

Our classmates gave us generous feedback in which we added to our

knowledge of genetics as a whole.

Genetics Q1BM