For teachers
Overview
School students are an important population; students today will be tomorrow's voters, policy makers, business leaders, innovators and consumers.
We're committed to enhancing teachers' resources and knowledge in an effort to improve genetic literacy in the Australian population.
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Our resources include:
- stimulus material for student engagement and discussion
- syllabus-aligned activities for classroom use
- visualisations based on authentic scientific data
- evidence-based approaches (eg. argumentation)
- real-life contemporary contexts that address socio-scientific issues
- curated guides of freely-available online resources.
Professional
development
We offer programs to update teachers on genomics and provide strategies and classroom resources. See our events page for upcoming workshops.
Years 9-10
Stage 5 genetics topics become engaging and relevant when combined with contemporary medical applications and issues.
Personal Genome Project resource
- An introduction to personal genomics
- Activities
- Useful links
Year 12 biology
Senior biology allows students to engage deeply with the subject of genetics. These resources deliver syllabus content within the context of contemporary medical applications.
- Depth Study: Genetic Technologies, DNA & Disease
- Resource Summary and Syllabus Map
- Stimulus materials
- Activity: Tiny Genome
- Activity: Six Ws of Genetic Testing
- Activity: Research Matrix for Genetic Disease
- Ethics Activity: Genetic Testing - Issue Scan
- Activity: Medical Applications of Genetic Technologies
- Student Resource Guide
Resource library
Coming soon: curated list of freely available genetics resources from around the internet.
