At Geneskool 2009, participants
will do various hands-on activities and demonstrations to learn important
concepts of genetics. You will then work in teams, apply the
knowledge to solve a mock crime scene! You will also
have the opportunity to tour the beautiful University of British Columbia
campus, work in a university lab, and visit the Vancouver’s Telus
World of Science.
Camps are from 10am to 4pm
Monday to Friday. On the first and last day of the camp, workshops
will be running at the Telus World of Science. The middle days
of the workshop (Tuesday to Thursday) will be held at UBC’s Michael
Smith Laboratory.
Activities
Monday
Start our week of
fun activities at Telus World of Science
Introductions including
lab safety instructions
Includes a DNA extraction
for a first hand introduction to visualizing and understanding DNA
Tuesday
Move to UBC’s
Michael Smith Laboratory
Explore UBC and
look for clues about our crime scene suspects
Introduction to
Pedigrees and Blood Typing
Wednesday
Introduction on
Blood Spatter and Fingerprinting
Includes various
of small hands-on activities
In teams, develop
policies around some genetic issues
Includes a Green
Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and pGlo Experiment
Thursday
Introduction to
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method
Carry out a PCR
Experiment
Includes performing
Gel Electrophoresis and PCR on participant’s own DNA
Friday
Return to Telus
World of Science
Student Presentations
on resolutions to their assigned mysteries
