Grades
3-6
Intro: what is synthetic biology?
A short, discussion-based opener that introduces DNA and synthetic biology using real-world examples kids already recognize. You can then anchor the rest of the visit to a problem the students themselves want to solve.
What students do
- Talk through what DNA is and what it does
- See real-world synthetic biology they already know: medicine made in yeast, glowing animals, plastic-eating bacteria
- Bring up their own questions, which the rest of the visit builds on
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