They must then collaborate with other members of their group and work together to make a presentation that the rest of the class can understand. This activity will take approximately 2 weeks to complete. Students begin by getting into groups of three. They then put together a karyotype which will give an indication of what type of disorder they are dealing with. Examples of the worksheets can be seen here.
Most textbooks have a similar activity which can be used.
The table in which the chromosomes are glued. All 46 chromosomes mixed together. In order to create the different karyotypes, I add or delete certain chromosomes based on what disorder the students have. For Turner Syndrome, I take out one of the X chromosomes and make another copy. When students create the karyotype, they then end up with XO for the sex chromosomes.