Bring synthetic biology into any classroom.
Nine hands-on lessons that take kids from “what is DNA?” to designing their own engineered organism, with everything you need to actually run them. Built by a college iGEM team, free for anyone to use and change.
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9
hands-on lessons
Grades 3‐6
written for non-teachers
~$2
per student
Free
CC0 · no credit needed
What's inside
Each lesson comes with a step-by-step facilitator script, a materials list with real costs, printable worksheets, debrief questions, and a slide deck. You can run one lesson or string several together into a full visit.
- A facilitator guide — the nine lessons written out, minute by minute, including the mistakes we've already made so you don't have to.
- Printable worksheets & handouts — codon dictionaries, monster and CRISPR cards, capstone decks, and student sheets.
- A materials & cost sheet — what to buy and what it runs, per lesson and per visit.
- Nine slide decks — one per lesson, ready to present.
Start with a few
1
Intro: what is synthetic biology?
A 10-minute discussion opener on DNA and what synthetic biology is.
2
Build-a-DNA double helix
Build a candy or bead double helix and find the base-pairing rule.
Take it and run. Everything here is public domain. Use it, change it, put your own club's name on it. No permission needed and no credit required.