Race+and+Genetics

=Link to Survey:= [] =Survey Data:=

toc =__**Upcoming Due Dates**__=
 * Analysis of Survey Results -- contact Mr. Hammer with questions or requests for additional data analysis. We will briefly discuss these in class on Tuesday 5/31**
 * Project Description**
 * Documentary Rubric**
 * Documentary Due Dates w/ details**
 * __**Tuesday, May 10th**__ **- Survey questions due**
 * **__Friday, May 13th__ - Storyboard sketch**
 * **__Monday, May 16th__ - Interview questions**
 * **__Thursday, May 19th__ - All survey responses must be submitted online.**
 * **__Monday, May 23rd__ - Read through peer-reviewed papers / post comments & questions on wiki page**
 * **__Wednesday, May 25th__ - Draft of documentary script**
 * **__Friday, May 27th__ - Typed 2-page paper that answers your research question based on the research from at least one (1) peer-reviewed science journal article and one (1) popular media article that deal with your presented question.**
 * **__Thursday, June 2nd__ - All interviews and video clips done and saved on flash drive, Google Docs, camera w/ USB cord, or other medium that can be accessed today in class.**
 * **__Monday, June 6th__ - Documentary (5-10 min) saved as WMV or AVI file.**
 * __**Wednesday, June 8th**__**- Revised versions of 2-page analytical paper**

=__List of Research Questions__= //Click on link to view peer-reviewed resources for each topic.//

Mr. Hammer's Class

 * 1) Are some racial/ethnic groups more intelligent than others? (Focus: attitudes of whites towards other racial/ethnic groups)
 * 2) Does genetics play a role in determining homosexuality, and, if so, are those genes distributed evenly among racial/ethnic groups?
 * 3) Are some racial/ethnic groups more prone to addiction than others? (Focus: African Americans and marijuana use)
 * 4) Are some racial/ethnic groups more prone to alcoholism than others?
 * 5) Are some racial/ethnic groups more sexually promiscuous than others?
 * 6) Do some racial/ethnic groups develop in early childhood at different rates?
 * 7) Are some racial/ethnic groups born with more natural rhythm and are therefore better dancers?
 * 8) Are some racial/ethnic groups more prone to becoming serial killers than others?
 * 9) Are some racial/ethnic groups worse drivers than others?

Mr. Ponton's Class

 * 1) Are African Americans born more athletic than whites?
 * 2) Why are black people faster than white people?
 * 3) Why are African Americans more likely to commit violent crimes than other racial/ethnic groups?
 * 4) Why is it frowned upon to eat healthy in the black community?

=__Resources__=

Mandatory Reading
//Perspectives on the biological significance of race// NY Times: A Family Tree in Every Gene (Leroi, 3/14/05) Confusions about Human Races (Lewontin, 6/7/06) Two Questions about Race (Goodman, 6/7/06)