%0 Conference Paper %A Gumienny, Tina %A Faure, Lionel %D 2020 %T Learning genetics by doing "making a baby" with a deck of cards %U https://tagc2020.figshare.com/articles/poster/Learning_genetics_by_doing_making_a_baby_with_a_deck_of_cards/12150501 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.12150501.v1 %2 https://tagc2020.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/22342068 %K Pedagogy %K genetics %K Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy %X

To help students understand these basic genetic concepts, we developed an in-class activity to connect genetics concepts with students’ lived experiences. Using a deck of playing cards with the cards representing chromosomes, teams of students practice applying inheritance patterns learned in class to “make a baby”. Details of the activity and results are presented.


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