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Green Genes: a DNA Curriculum
Massachusetts 4-H Program

UMass faculty Dr. Molly Fitsgerald-Hayes, Biochemistry Professor at the University of Massachusetts; and Dr. Frieda Reichsman, and staff Kim Pond, Massachusetts 4-H Program; and Carrie Chickering-Sears, Director of Community Education in Animal Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts have joined together to create a multi-media based curriculum, Green Genes: a DNA Curriculum. Designed for the non-scientist adult working in out-of-school settings, this curriculum utilizes the experiential learning model and current research on how today’s youth learn to assist these adults in teaching science concepts that are fun, informative and thought provoking to youth. The intended audience includes youth workers, 4-H volunteers and educators, parents providing for home-school education, and science teachers working primarily with youth between the ages of 10-13. The curriculum is comprised of hands-on activities, supplemental web modules/activities and power point presentations. The activities can be used in a variety of settings including camp programs. Youth can go home and replicate many of the experience with their friends and family. The cost and necessary materials are minimal; many of the materials are already at hand.

Activities

Activity 1 – Alphabet TraitsMS Word
Activity 2 – Build Your Own DNA Model MS Word
Activity 3 – Swish & Spit (DNA Extraction) MS Word
Activity 4 - Probability MS Word
Activity 5 – Conducting Crosses MS Word
Activity 6 - Challenge MS Word
Activity 7 – Breeding for Survival MS Word
Activity 8 – Media and Making Decisions MS Word

Discovery Activity 1

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Discovery Activity 2

Alphabet Traits

Discovery Activity 3

DNA Barnyard Mystery

Resources

AcknowledgementsMS Word
About the curriculum MS Word
Learner Outcomes
Human Genome & DNA Language MS Word
DNA Background Information MS Word
Evaluation MS Word
Agricultural Topics MS Word
Why Clone a Cow? MS Word
Color Patterns in Beef MS Word
Glossary MS Word
Websites MS Word

Powerpoint Presentations

myDNA PowerPoint
RNA and DifferentiationPowerPoint
Animal Science PowerPoint

 

 
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