A Fun Game For Kids by Covering Genetic Engineering Basics
Introduction
• First we can introduce the part of bacteria like this picture :
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Then we introduce how scientist engineer the DNA using plasmid, as this picture
Activity 1: Find the missing piece of the plasmid to make a group
There is two ways to prepare this activity, first the host or the teacher can prepare a lottery of colour that match
with number of student/kids (each group consist of 4), colour can be based on figure below
(Figure 1)
Figure 1. Template of plasmid
Each student/ kid get one color and they have to draw the quarter of the circle with the color they got like this
I.e : Jimmy got green as his color
lottery there for he will need to make
like this.
Second way to make the lottery is the teacher or the host make the quarter of the circle with the color and put it
in separate envelope for each kid.
After that, they have to find their group partner to make plasmid like in Figure 1.
Each group ideally consist of 4 individuals
After they find their partners max. in 2 minutes, they will have to glue the pieces together to make plasmid like
Figure 1.
The team that find their partner first and glue it perfectly on the paper first got 10 point.
Activity 2: Next each group will play “this or that”, by giving a comparison picture between engineered species
and non engineered and ask
each group with different
picture. Each right answer
10 point
Example of Pictures:
(yellow one is engineered)
(Fluorecent chiken)
(Engineered Fish (bigger one))
All of this corn is engineered a question
can be added to the quiz is “What do you
think the strenght of this Super corn?”
The team that answer the closer get 10
point
The last activity the group has to draw picture of ”Engineered/Super animal or Engineered/Super plant” that they
want to invent and then present it in front of other groups
For the winner of the presentation each of kids has to close their eyes and the host/teacher will ask them to raise
their hand if the group that they think has the best invention is called. The most voted group will get 30 points
and 10 points for other team.
Accumulation of the points will point out the winner.