Synthetic biology TEACHER CURRICULUM
This curriculum has been developed by the iGEM team at The College of William & Mary. Activities have all been tried, tested, and enjoyed by students grades 1-12. If you have any questions regarding this curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact the iGEM team at igem@wm.edu.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A Twizzler DNA GRADES 1-3
F Monster Alleles GRADES 2-5
G Dessert Cells GRADES 4-7
J Yeast Streak GRADES 5-9
M Cell Phases GRADES 7-9
P Plasmid Bracelet GRADE 9/HONORS
S BacteriMeasure HONORS
V Plasmid Design AP BIO
B DNA Bracelet
C Tree of Traits
GRADES 1-3
E DNA Extraction
GRADES 1-3
F Codon Cards
GRADES 3-10
H Bean Genes GRADES 5-8
K Soap Membrane GRADES 5-9
N Human Alleles GRADE 9/HONORS
Q Primer Design HONORS
T if A, then T HONORS/AP BIO
w Manual PCR AP BIO
GRADES 4-7
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Egg Science GRADES 5-8
L Electrophoresis GRADES 5-10
O Size of Things GRADE 9/HONORS
R Transformation HONORS
U RFP Art HONORS/AP BIO
X SynBio Ethics AP BIO
Give it a try! W&M iGEM
SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY CURRICULUM
Special thanks to Ms. Bonnie Ellis, Science Curriculum Coordinator for Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, for helping us share this curriculum! If you are a teacher in the Williamsburg area, members of our team are happy to come to your school and help run these activities this fall. E-mail igem@wm.edu to schedule!