LIHU‘E — The popular Saturday Gene-iuses Program is now expanding to Kaua‘i. The program is a series of six unique, science-based missions for elementary-aged students that will be held at Kaua‘i Community College between March and November, as reported by
LIHU‘E — The popular Saturday Gene-iuses Program is now expanding to Kaua‘i. The program is a series of six unique, science-based missions for elementary-aged students that will be held at Kaua‘i Community College between March and November, as reported by the University of Hawai‘i.
The Biotechnology Outreach Program, at UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, developed the educational program and is actively involved in science education throughout the state.
“The Gene-ius Day Program was created to teach the concepts of genetics in a fun, easy-to-remember way,” project leader Ania Wieczorek said.
Each Saturday Gene-iuses mission brings students and their parents together for two fun-filled hours of hands-on activities that encourage scientific thinking and appreciation for all things science related. Every session focuses on a specific science-related theme, such as plant cells, insects, forensics, agriculture and more, according to UH.
Each two-hour mission will be held in a teaching laboratory at KCC, and will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on select Saturdays. The first mission, DNA Detectives will be held March 30, but the registration deadline is this Thursday.
The cost is $21.50 per person. Participants who register for all six missions will receive a free Saturday Gene-iuses T-shirt, and students from Title 1 schools will each receive $10 off per mission.
Visit www.hawaii.edu/news for a video documenting the program’s third mission at UH Manoa campus.
Those interested in attending the KCC program can register at www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/geneius-day/saturday.html or email Carol Oshiro at geneius-day@ctahr.hawaii.edu.
