by Olivia S. (Year 9)
- GiG is an award-winning program that has been helping secondary school students and teachers explore the use of gene technology in modern agriculture.
- GiG has been going on for 10 years, starting in SA in 2004 and Vic 2006.
- GiG Victorian team travelled to deliver workshops to schools in the Warrnambool and Timboon area.
- They offer different types of workshops like a DNA manipulation workshop and an Issues in Gene Technology workshop.
- A "Science Experience" for 75 South Australian High School students and 10 University Mentors was conducted at the University of Adelaide on January 15th, 2014.
- Real-life Australian research examples are discussed during Get into Genes, providing the ‘hook’ students need to grasp and remember concepts.
- Three students attending the Get into Genes activity appeared as a feature article in the South Australian newspaper, "the Advertiser".
- The GiG team consists of: Dr Monica Ogierman, Ms Belinda Griffiths, Ms Alison Wilson and Ms Sian Fitzpatrick.
- Their goals in the program are:
1. To increase understanding of secondary school students and their teachers of the applications of gene technology in agriculture.
2. To raise awareness of the benefits of modern agricultural research.
3. To generate informed decision makers within the general community with respect to agricultural biotechnology.
4. To stimulate an interest in careers in the agricultural biotechnology field.
5. To empower secondary school teachers with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate agricultural biotechnology into their school lessons.
- GiG is an award-winning program that has been helping secondary school students and teachers explore the use of gene technology in modern agriculture.
- GiG has been going on for 10 years, starting in SA in 2004 and Vic 2006.
- GiG Victorian team travelled to deliver workshops to schools in the Warrnambool and Timboon area.
- They offer different types of workshops like a DNA manipulation workshop and an Issues in Gene Technology workshop.
- A "Science Experience" for 75 South Australian High School students and 10 University Mentors was conducted at the University of Adelaide on January 15th, 2014.
- Real-life Australian research examples are discussed during Get into Genes, providing the ‘hook’ students need to grasp and remember concepts.
- Three students attending the Get into Genes activity appeared as a feature article in the South Australian newspaper, "the Advertiser".
- The GiG team consists of: Dr Monica Ogierman, Ms Belinda Griffiths, Ms Alison Wilson and Ms Sian Fitzpatrick.
- Their goals in the program are:
1. To increase understanding of secondary school students and their teachers of the applications of gene technology in agriculture.
2. To raise awareness of the benefits of modern agricultural research.
3. To generate informed decision makers within the general community with respect to agricultural biotechnology.
4. To stimulate an interest in careers in the agricultural biotechnology field.
5. To empower secondary school teachers with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate agricultural biotechnology into their school lessons.
These facts have been gathered from the following source:
http://www.getintogenes.com/wp-content/uploads/Get-Into-Genes-Magazines_lowres.pdf
http://www.getintogenes.com/wp-content/uploads/Get-Into-Genes-Magazines_lowres.pdf