An inquiry into how genes impact our everyday lives. This course, which is designed for elementary and middle school teachers, will increase participants' knowledge of genetics, make connections to state and national strandards, and lead to the development of grade-appropriate curriculum materials for use in the classroom. Biochemical and cellular principles, heredity, human disease, biotechnology, and the implications of genetics will be discussed.

Instructor

Mary V. Mawn, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Dept. of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
mmawn@educ.umass.edu

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