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Past Events 2001
Dates/Location  Level & Event  Districts
February 13, 2001
Maple Elementary, Seattle

Elementary School (parents)
Family Science Night
Genetics Workshop for parents of Maple students.

partner: Family Science, UW

Seattle
March 8, 2001
West Woodland Elementary, Seattle

Elementary School (parents & students)
Family Science Celebration Night
Science night for West Woodland students and their parents. GENETICS project will have a booth providing elementary level genetics activities.

partner: Family Science, UW

Seattle
March 15, 2001
Lake Forest Park Elementary, Lake Forest Park

Elementary School (parents & students)
Family Science Night
Science night for Lake Forest Park students and their parents. GENETICS project will have a booth providing elementary level genetics activities.

partner: Family Science, UW

Shoreline
March 16, 2001
Univ. of Washington
High School Workshop (teachers)
Follow-up session for teachers who attended the summer 2000 workshop.
All
(Washington State)
April 2, 2001
Bothell High School
High School Workshop (teachers)
In-service workshop on genetics for Northshore biology teachers. Topics include sickle cell anemia and genetic testing for breast cancer.
Northshore
March - May, 2001
Wednesdays

After School Science Club (students)
Genetics goes to the science club!

College Place Middle School
Edmonds, WA

Partners: Immunex Corp. & WABR

 Edmonds
May 30, 2001
Shoreline Center
The Cutting Edge
a theatrical presentation about ethical issues related to genetic testing
Seattle-area
June 16, 2001
American Chemical Society
Northwest Regional Meeting
Seattle University
10:00 am - 12:00 noon

High School Workshop (teachers)
"
Local Resources for High School Science"

Informational session on northwest resources plus hands-on genetics activitiy.

Western States
June 28, 2001
The Seattle Aquarium
12:00 - 2:00 pm

Elementary School Workshop (teachers)
Ecosystems Workshop. GENETICS Project will present activities on Mendelian genetics, population genetics, natural selection, and biodiversity.

partner: Seattle Partnership for Inquiry Based Science

Seattle
August 13 - 17, 2001
Univ. of Washington
High School Workshop (teachers)
An Inquiry Approach toTeaching Genetics at the Introductory High School Level
Workshop Information
All (Washington State)
September 19, 2001
University of Washington

Undergraduate Freshmen (students)
"Bridges Four Bootcamp." Genomic Sciences activities for UW incoming minority freshmen

Partner: UW Health Sciences Minority Bridges Four Program

UW only
November 8, 2001
National Association of Biology Teachers Convention
Montreal, Canada
Elementary & Middle School Workshop (teachers of grades 4-8)
Simple, standards-based Genetics Activities for elementary and middle school classrooms.
All
December 11, 2001
Beacon Hill Elementary, Seattle

Elementary School (parents)
Family Science Night
Genetics Workshop for parents of Beacon Hill Elementary School.

partner: Family Science, UW

Seattle
 
Funding


GENETICS is a Howard Hughes funded Pre-College Science Education Award

last updated March 21, 2003