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<p1>We were honored to be among the 200 groups collaborating on the 2016 Building with Biology project, one of only three high school iGEM teams, where most were museums, community labs, and educational organizations. Building with Biology is a synthetic biology project funded by the National Science Foundation and led by the Boston Science Museum, American Society for the advancement of Science, BioBuilder Foundation, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Ithaca Science Center. </p1> | <p1>We were honored to be among the 200 groups collaborating on the 2016 Building with Biology project, one of only three high school iGEM teams, where most were museums, community labs, and educational organizations. Building with Biology is a synthetic biology project funded by the National Science Foundation and led by the Boston Science Museum, American Society for the advancement of Science, BioBuilder Foundation, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Ithaca Science Center. </p1> | ||
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<p1>At the two hour event, kids took their time at each station, enjoying the activities while learning. It also gave us an opportunity to talk to parents; many expressed they did not know much about synthetic biology but were eager to learn. Being the first time we used the Building with Biology kits with the public, we found it to be excellent conversation starters on what synthetic biology could do. Many parents wanted to learn more, and we directed them to Building with Biology website. We worked with about 60 students at the event.</p1> | <p1>At the two hour event, kids took their time at each station, enjoying the activities while learning. It also gave us an opportunity to talk to parents; many expressed they did not know much about synthetic biology but were eager to learn. Being the first time we used the Building with Biology kits with the public, we found it to be excellent conversation starters on what synthetic biology could do. Many parents wanted to learn more, and we directed them to Building with Biology website. We worked with about 60 students at the event.</p1> | ||
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− | <p1>At Broad Run High School we held two public forum events to discuss and educate students about genetic engineering and synthetic biology. These events took place in the Independent Science Research class and Research Chemistry class of Ms. Kieninger, also our iGEM instructor. Each class had over 30 students and we used the entire hour and a half block for the forum.. We discussed the effects of genetically engineered mosquitoes to combat the various harmful diseases such as | + | <p1>At Broad Run High School we held two public forum events to discuss and educate students about genetic engineering and synthetic biology. These events took place in the Independent Science Research class and Research Chemistry class of Ms. Kieninger, also our iGEM instructor. Each class had over 30 students and we used the entire hour and a half block for the forum.. We discussed the effects of genetically engineered mosquitoes to combat the various harmful mosquito borne diseases such as Zika virus and malaria, that are rapidly spreading. Students weighed the pros and cons of releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes, and at the end, they decided whether or not the benefits outweighed the potential risks. During the public forum, we utilized components from the Building with Biology kits to give students a better understanding of how genetic engineering works, and understand their views and questions about the subject. </p1> |
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<p1>We were invited by Loudoun STEM Day director Laura Siko to be a facilitator at the 2016 Loudoun STEM Day. We used Building with Biology kits, Super Organisms, See DNA, and Kit of Parts to work with the kids. Additionally, we also used the popular Plasmid bracelet activity from William and Mary iGEM team’s teacher curriculum. At the full day event, students had fun while interacting with the kits. Working through the activities, we aimed for the students to get a sense of the interconnectedness of the activities from the DNA they extracted to the genetic parts they interacted with to create a super organism with special abilities. As we requested adults to fill out the survey, we had many interesting conversations. These ranged from general inquiries, expression of concerns on safety, to vehement opposition to synthetic biology. We even had a person who read our iGEM poster and surprisingly commented on how his father held a patent on microbial use in wastewater treatment. In total, we worked with over 300 students at the full day event.</p1> | <p1>We were invited by Loudoun STEM Day director Laura Siko to be a facilitator at the 2016 Loudoun STEM Day. We used Building with Biology kits, Super Organisms, See DNA, and Kit of Parts to work with the kids. Additionally, we also used the popular Plasmid bracelet activity from William and Mary iGEM team’s teacher curriculum. At the full day event, students had fun while interacting with the kits. Working through the activities, we aimed for the students to get a sense of the interconnectedness of the activities from the DNA they extracted to the genetic parts they interacted with to create a super organism with special abilities. As we requested adults to fill out the survey, we had many interesting conversations. These ranged from general inquiries, expression of concerns on safety, to vehement opposition to synthetic biology. We even had a person who read our iGEM poster and surprisingly commented on how his father held a patent on microbial use in wastewater treatment. In total, we worked with over 300 students at the full day event.</p1> | ||
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