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Bed, Breakfast, and Biases

 

An Identity and Perspectives project

A Humanities, Math & Science, and Performing Arts Collaboration

Corey Clark, Kristen Voss, and Fernando Vega

Spring 2017


How can we define our identities scientifically? What are the components of culture? How does bias and perspective affect one’s place in society? How are perspectives and biases altered based on geographical region?

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Project Overview- Our project will take our students on a journey into looking at their own identities in

Math/Science by analyzing third-party ancestry DNA tests through Family Tree DNA to examine their genetics

and how their genetics relate to those in other geographical locations. Students will explore the background of

who they are through understanding genetics, heredity, and DNA, as well as through mathematical explorations. Throughout this, students will study how their identity is perceived by the world around them, and how their perceived identity affects how they are treated and viewed. Lastly, students will explore how location and geography also changes our perceived identity. (Being African American in Southern California vs. South Carolina can be a very different experience.) In addition to race, our project will also delve into questioning perceptions of value based on gender, body image, and religion. The content will be taught through labs, articles, field experiences, socratic seminars, guest speakers, videos, music, novels, etc.

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