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+ | <p>Our curriculum will be available online for anyone to use for free. Additionally, teachers in the Williamsburg area can request in-class assistance or tutoring for the curriciulum from volunteers of College Partnership for Kids. CPK is a group of William and Mary students who tutor at local schools. CPK volunteers will recieve special training in order to tutor our Synthetic Biology Curriculum.</p> | ||
+ | <p><b>Knowledge of Synthetic Biology: </b>The information we provided and taught to students and adults in our workshops will inspire them to look into Synthetic Biology and see scientific research as a more tangible career option. We have already recieved emails from parents whose kids couldn't stop talking about our workshops, and we feel certain that this enthusiasm for Synthetic Biology will carry them into the future.</p> | ||
+ | <p><b>Lab visits: </b>We put our local public schools in contact with Dr. Saha, our iGEM PI, who will continue to organize and facilitate visits by classes to William and Mary Biology Department labs.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 01:54, 19 September 2015
Human practices After hearing the community's concerns about SynBio, we held workshops and seminars to clear misconceptions. Synthetic biology can be a blast with the right approach. The 150 kids at our workshops sure thought so. We made a teacher-friendly curriculum to keep up the momentum long after the Jamboree. Adult Communication text here Our curriculum will be available online for anyone to use for free. Additionally, teachers in the Williamsburg area can request in-class assistance or tutoring for the curriciulum from volunteers of College Partnership for Kids. CPK is a group of William and Mary students who tutor at local schools. CPK volunteers will recieve special training in order to tutor our Synthetic Biology Curriculum. Knowledge of Synthetic Biology: The information we provided and taught to students and adults in our workshops will inspire them to look into Synthetic Biology and see scientific research as a more tangible career option. We have already recieved emails from parents whose kids couldn't stop talking about our workshops, and we feel certain that this enthusiasm for Synthetic Biology will carry them into the future. Lab visits: We put our local public schools in contact with Dr. Saha, our iGEM PI, who will continue to organize and facilitate visits by classes to William and Mary Biology Department labs. Long-Term Sustainability
The Curriculum
Adult Communication
Youth Education
Long-Term Sustainability
Activities
Are optimized for grades 1-12
Schools
Requested our curriculum to implement
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5 States, 3 countries: An international effort