Downloads
Resources to encourage and engage your students in the fast-moving world of genomics
A collection of resources is available for you to download below. These can be used to support a visit to the exhibition or be adapted and delivered as stand alone lessons
Curriculum links
Inside DNA supports the curriculum at KS3, KS4 and Post-16, including aspects of How Science Works. It is particularly relevant for students of Science, Citizenship, PSHE, Applied Science, Biology, Human Biology and Science for Public Understanding.
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Design a game
Design-a-game challenges students to develop a game format to help explain an aspect of the Inside DNA exhibition to a chosen audience, such as other students in their school, family members and so on. Design-a-game can be suitable for KS3 students as well as those aged 14 to 19 (depending on the exhibition topic covered).
Design a game (Pre-visit) (login to download)
Design a game (Visit) (login to download)
Design a game (Worksheets) (login to download)
Design a game (Post-visit) (login to download)
Debate
The Debate activity is designed to be used with a chosen topic covered in the Inside DNA exhibition, and is suitable for 14 to 19 year old students.
Debate (Pre-visit) (login to download)
Debate (Visit) (login to download)
Debate (Post-visit) (login to download)
Public Service Announcements
These resources help students to learn about public service announcements and use the format to express a view about current or controversial scientific topics covered in the exhibition. They are suitable for 14 to 19 year old students.
Public Service Announcement (Pre-visit) (login to download)
Public Service Announcement (Visit) (login to download)
Public Service Announcement (Post-visit) (login to download)
Breaking News - Fact or Opinion
Breaking News are a series of generic discussion activities that can be adapted to cover anybreaking stories in the news, for a particular topic or issue.
Fact or Opinion
This task creates discussion by encouraging students to identify and
compare when facts or opinions are being used as a tool for reporting on a
particular issue, in a variety of publications and media.
Fact or Opinion (Teacher notes) (login to download)
Fact or Opinion (Student worksheet) (login to download)
Breaking News - Media Spin
Breaking News are a series of generic discussion activities that can be adapted to cover anybreaking stories in the news, for a particular topic or issue.
Media Spin
Students look at the same topic or issue covered in different
publications/media and try and identify any bias or “spin” that has been
put on the story.
Media Spin (Teacher notes) (login to download)
Media Spin (Student worksheet) (login to download)
Breaking News - The Real Research
Breaking News are a series of generic discussion activities that can be adapted to cover anybreaking stories in the news, for a particular topic or issue.
The Real Research
This task creates discussion by encouraging students to look deeper into
the science behind the issues they are reading about, and compare the
original research with what was reported in the news.
The Real Research (Teacher notes) (login to download)
The Real Research (Student worksheet) (login to download)
Breaking News - Role Play
Breaking News are a series of generic discussion activities that can be adapted to cover anybreaking stories in the news, for a particular topic or issue.
Role Play
This task creates discussion by encouraging students to examine a topic or
issue in the news from many different perspectives, which can then be
disseminated to a larger audience through the use of role play.
Role Play (Teacher notes) (login to download)
Role Play (Student worksheet) (login to download)
Glossary
Here is a downloadable version of our glossary
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Links for teachers
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