Students write a scientific paper in which they compare the results they get from a "virtual fly" lab investigation with the results they get from a "wet" (actual) heredity lab investigation. The same genetic crosses are observed in both and described in both the virtual and actual investigations.

Students are assessed according to this rubric:

• Does the title of the paper accurately describe what was done--a comparison of virtual and actual hereditary crosses in fruit flies?
• Does the abstract provide a brief, complete, and attractive description of the investigation?
• Does the introduction provide background information on heredity, fruit-fly genetics, and computer modeling of hereditary crosses?
• Does the section on materials and methods list all necessary materials and equipment necessary to repeat the procedure?
• Does it describe the protocol in such detail that another investigator could follow that procedure and expect the get similar results?
• Are the results described? Are "Punnett Square" tables for both virtual and actual investigations included? Are the results clear and reasonable?