DAY TWO 1. Students return to their groups and share their completed text sections and related illustration or diagram ideas with their group partners. Group members check to make sure they have gathered all of the assigned information. Groups work together to assemble and illustrate their assigned chapters. Depending on available time and resources, consider whether you would like the finished book to be produced as handwritten, typed, or created with a computer program such as a multi-media presentation.
Students integrate illustrations, diagrams, or timelines into their chapters as is appropriate.
Groups share their completed chapters with the entire class. Students write individual reflections of one page or more reflecting upon what they learned from participating in this research project. Students include observations about how their group worked together as a team, challenges that arose while working together, and observations about interesting facts learned while listening to the other groups' presentations. Francis Crick, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, or Gregor Mendel. Visit the Human Genome Project's Web site for more information on these geneticists and other important figures.