Noonan SyndromeBy:Alysa Dickinson

What I already know. What do I want to discover? The story of my search. My search results. My growth as a researcher. My works cited.

Passed down through families. Comes from defects in certain genes. Can affect both males and females. Also known as Turner Syndrome.

What I already know.

What do I want to discover?

What are characteristics of Noonan Syndrome?

How do they test for Noonan Syndrome?

What age is it mostly discovered in?

The story of my search.

I chose to do this topic because we found out that my little cousin has it and I really wanted to do farther research on what it was.

When we started our research project we went to the library to look for some books on our topic.

When we came back to the room we created a delicious account, then we learned how to use power library.

MY SEARCH RESULTS.

Some characteristics of Noonan Syndrome are decreased appetite, webbed neck, clumsiness, easy bruising, short stature, excess skin on the back of neck, large head, widely set eyes, upturned nose.

I child can be tested when they are still in the womb and the doctors know that the baby has a syndrome if they have a abnormal number of chromosomes.

One parent has to pass down the gene that causes Noonan Syndrome.

My growth as a researcher.

I learned how to do a nonlinear powerpiont.

I learned how to use power library.

I learned where the research books are at in the library.

My works cited. Board , A.D.A.M Editorial “Noonan Syndrome”

Noonan Syndrome U.S National Library of medicine, 18 Jan 0001 Web 14 Mar 2013.

“genetic disorder” Compton’s by Britannica. 01 Aug 2011:n.p. SIRS Discoverer Web 11 Mar 2013

“genetic disorder” Compton’s by Britannica 01 Aug 2011: n.p SIRS Discoverer Web 13 Mar 2013.

“Turner Syndrome” Compto’s by Britannica 01 Aug 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer Web 14 Mar 2013

Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia , http://en. Wikipedia .org/wiki/noonan _syndrome ,March 8, 2013 wikimedia fondation inc. March 6,2013.