Difference between revisions of "Team:KU Leuven/Practices/Education"

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               <a href="http://www.donboscoheverlee.be/">"Don Bosco"</a> schools in Heverlee and the
 
               <a href="http://www.donboscoheverlee.be/">"Don Bosco"</a> schools in Heverlee and the
 
               <a href="http://www.degrasmus.be">"de Grasmus"</a> school in Leuven where we introduced children in primary
 
               <a href="http://www.degrasmus.be">"de Grasmus"</a> school in Leuven where we introduced children in primary
               school (10 to 11 years old) to synthetic biology. During the lessons we started by giving
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               school (10 to 11 years old) to synthetic biology. We started the lessons by giving
               a brief introduction into synthetic biology. We continued with asking the children to play a game
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               a brief introduction into biology and synthetic biology. We continued with asking the children to play a game
 
               built around the DNA codon table. The goal was to introduce the children to DNA translation in a
 
               built around the DNA codon table. The goal was to introduce the children to DNA translation in a
 
               playful manner.  
 
               playful manner.  
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             The game consists of two parts. <br/>
 
             The game consists of two parts. <br/>
             During the first part, the children are given the so called "Prof Robben" sequence.
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             During the first part, the children were given the so called "Professor Robben" sequence.
 
             Using the DNA codon table shown in <a href="#image1">figure 1</a>, the children translated the DNA.
 
             Using the DNA codon table shown in <a href="#image1">figure 1</a>, the children translated the DNA.
 
             Colored wooden blocks symbolizing the amino acids had to be arranged into the correct
 
             Colored wooden blocks symbolizing the amino acids had to be arranged into the correct

Revision as of 07:44, 13 September 2015

Education

School visits

We visited the "De Klare Bron", "Don Bosco" schools in Heverlee and the "de Grasmus" school in Leuven where we introduced children in primary school (10 to 11 years old) to synthetic biology. We started the lessons by giving a brief introduction into biology and synthetic biology. We continued with asking the children to play a game built around the DNA codon table. The goal was to introduce the children to DNA translation in a playful manner.


Codon table

Figure 1
The codon table used during school visits. Click to enlarge


Codon table

Figure 2
The Sticker code table for the game used during school visits. Click to enlarge

The game consists of two parts.
During the first part, the children were given the so called "Professor Robben" sequence. Using the DNA codon table shown in figure 1, the children translated the DNA. Colored wooden blocks symbolizing the amino acids had to be arranged into the correct protein sequence. The blocks where made in the KU Leuven's fab-lab and painted by hand ourselves.
During the second stage of the game, the children continued by mutating the sequence. The players could obtain a new sticker if the mutation matched a sequence on the sticker table shown in figure 2.




Card game

We devised an educational card game, which is fun to play for young and old.

Contact

Address: Celestijnenlaan 200G room 00.08 - 3001 Heverlee
Telephone n°: +32(0)16 32 73 19
Mail: igem@chem.kuleuven.be