DNA (EN)
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Over het thema
This theme is about DNA: Heredity and copying errors in your DNA that can determine your life.
This chapter is based on a project designed by a project team in which researchers from Radboud University collaborated with primary schools and the WKRU. The project team ‘DNA’ consisted of the following people:
Researchers Radboud University
Joris Veltman, Han Brunner, Lisenka Vissers, Joep de Ligt en Diederik de Bruijn.
Schools
Primary school ’t Holthuus: Yvonne Koldenhof.
Primary school de Lanteerne: Jan Konings en Kristel Arntz.
HAN University of Applied Sciences: Angelique Driessen, Charèl Huisman en Ilse van den Brand.
Activiteiten
A number of activities have been developed for the theme DNA. The activities are concrete and detailed, so that they are easy to carry out in the classroom. Below you can find what activities there are and you can immediately download the materials you need for this activity.
Introductieactiviteit: Everyone is unique
Goal
The first activity is an introductory game through which the uniqueness of every person is illustrated.
What do you need?
- Space where children can move freely
- Questions about traits of students
Duration
20 minutes, discuss in class.
Game
All children stand up. After that, the teacher names a couple of characteristics. If a child has a certain characteristic, they will separate themselves from the group. Eventually, all children stand in a separate area. In short: every human has a unique set of characteristics.
Overview of possible questions for the teacher:
- Are you a boy or a girl?
- Example assignment: all girls go left.
- Are you left- or right-handed?
- Can you roll your tongue? Yes or no?
- Are your ear lobes attached to your head or partially loose?
- Do you have curls or straight hair (naturally)?
- Do you have dimples in your cheeks?
- Cross your arms. Which arm is folded over the other? Right or left?
- Can you make a V with your fingers (demonstrate)?
- Does your hairline converge to a point on your forehead in the shape of a V?
- Do you have a dimple in your chin? Yes or no?
- Embrace your hands. Which thumb is on top? The left thumb or the right?
- What is your original hair color? Light or dark?
Ervaringen in de klas
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