Team:TU-Eindhoven/Human Practices

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[[File:Rotterdam.JPG|left|300px|thumb|A photo made during the lesson provided to high school students.]]
[[File:Rotterdam.JPG|left|300px|thumb|A photo made during the lesson provided to high school students.]]
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<p>On Friday morning the 21st of September, two members of the team went to Oud-Beijerland (near Rotterdam) to teach <span class= "green"> 23 high-school students </span> about biology and synthetic biology. After a short recap about DNA and proteins, the students were taught to write a <span class= "green"> research question </span> and <span class= "green"> a hypothesis </span>. The assignment was to compare the filthiness of two articles of everyday use, by comparing the amount of bacteria after a week of growth. The students will take pictures of their petri-dishes twice a day to monitor the growth. Next, the principles of synthetic biology are elaborated and some iGEM topics of previous years are discussed. Then, the students got the chance to think about what they would like to adjust in bacteria. They thought about topics from ‘homework-making gen’ to ‘cure-for-cancer gen’. The results of their research question and the <span class= "green"> creative story </span> about their new bacteria will be presented during a <span class= "green"> presentation </span> evening in October. The <span class= "green"> two members of the team </span> will attend as <span class= "green"> jury members </span>. The school also posted a news item on their website about the workshop, which can be found <html><a href="http://hoekschlyceum.nl/2012/09/24/workshop-g2a-dna-door-studenten-tu-eindhoven/" target="_blank">here</a></html>. </p>
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<p>On Friday morning the 21st of September, two members of the team went to Oud-Beijerland (near Rotterdam) to teach <span class= "green"> 23 high-school students </span> about biology and synthetic biology. After a short recap about DNA and proteins, the students were taught to write a <span class= "green"> research question </span> and a <span class= "green">hypothesis</span>. The assignment was to compare the filthiness of two articles of everyday use, by comparing the amount of bacteria after a week of growth. The students will take pictures of their petri-dishes twice a day to monitor the growth. Next, the principles of synthetic biology are elaborated and some iGEM topics of previous years are discussed. Then, the students got the chance to think about what they would like to adjust in bacteria. They thought about topics from ‘homework-making gen’ to ‘cure-for-cancer gen’. The results of their research question and the <span class= "green">creative story</span> about their new bacteria will be presented during a <span class= "green">presentation</span> evening in October. The <span class= "green">two members of the team</span> will attend as <span class= "green">jury members</span>. The school also posted a news item on their website about the workshop, which can be found <html><a href="http://hoekschlyceum.nl/2012/09/24/workshop-g2a-dna-door-studenten-tu-eindhoven/" target="_blank">here</a></html>. </p>

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