Unlike other projects, the superhero project was pretty entertaining. I think I enjoyed it because it was different that most other projects. Also, the topic was interesting and something we could relate to and something that kept our interest.
For my project, I did not have two superheroes, but I had two super-villains. They were Sandman and Aurora. I picked fifteen traits from Sandman, and flipped a coin to see if the traits were dominant, recessive, or hybrid. Then, I read through Aurora's biography to see if she shared any of the traits. After that, I flipped the coin to see either if her set or traits were hybrid, dominant, or recessive.
After that step, I completed my punnent squares. Punnent squares, as you remember is the device/method scientists use to determine the probabilities of a trait that a couple's offspring may have. Then, I flipped a coin, using the directions my teacher gave me, I deter mind the exact trait that the child/mutant baby would receive.
In between these steps, I wrote a "press release" on how Sandman and Aurora were going to have a child. Since I was a scientist at the Superheroes Lab, it was my job to inform the public on all the issues. I revealed how the super villains got their powers, their identity, and also, I had to tell my opinion on promoting tolerance for horrible villains like them.
Then, I decided the gender of the baby. By picking blue or pink papers out of a brown paper bag, I tallied the amount of times a gender was picked. (Blue=boy, pink= girl). Finally, with a ratio of 8 to two, the female side won!
Finally, I drew a picture of the child, naming it and giving it "life." I named the child Zeta, and listed all her abilities and her basic information.
In summary, this project was pretty fun. It kept me on my heels to figure out how exactly the child would look like. Hopefully more teachers will give cool projects like this!
You can go to this site for more information on genetics: http://www.genetics.gsk.com/kids/index_kids.htm
-sapphirestar1710
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