Symposium with High School Students

Questionnaire for High School Students

Question 1

Have you ever heard of “synthetic biology”, its related research, or products?

As the pie chart below showed, most of the students have not heard of synthetic biology before. This result suggests that it is more important giving a general introduction than discussing the mechanisms deeply for outreach of synthetic biology among high school students.

Question 2

Our introduction enhanced your understanding of synthetic biology.

This result showed that more than 3 quarters of the attendees think that out introduction enhanced their understanding of synthetic biology. It is obvious that one of the goal of human practice, outreach of synthetic biology, is successfully achieved. But only 16% of the attendees agree with this thesis very much. It might be because we spent so much time on discussing the mechanism and designs than the benefits and risks.