DNA Decoded provides ready-to-go, standards-aligned lessons and activities for teachers and students to explore the ways they can see genomics in their everyday lives.

By analyzing the connection between bats and humans in the transmission of pathogens like COVID-19, students will learn about disease mutations and how epidemiologists track and fight disease outbreaks.

Your students will explore disease mutations and discover how epidemiologists track disease and work to stop outbreaks.

Your students will work as scientists who have been hired by a legal team to provide evidence for a case that says there is no biological evidence to support the idea that humans are different ‘races’.

Your students will work in small groups to model the genetic sequencing of a fictional patient’s DNA and explore the genetic elements that can be helpful in the diagnosis and treatment of people with genetic abnormalities.

To understand heritability, students will investigate the ways genetics can influence athletic performance.

Working collaboratively, students will contribute to an infographic that illustrates the connection between the microbiome and mental health.

Your students will be presented with a curious treatment for a nasty infection called Clostridium Difficile… poop pills!

Your students will learn how targeted therapy is changing treatment for cancer patients by using gene sequencing to look for cellular changes, chromosomal abnormalities, and gene mutations.

Your students will travel to the future to work at a genome technology company making sure that astronauts function at their best in deep space.

Your students will explore the use of genetic screening to lower risks for student athletes.

Your students will explore the use of functional genomics to provide customized care for patients.