Technology-rich Scientific practices Curriculum Overview “Why are we the way we are?” Exploring gene-environment interaction in the science classroom and community Joseph Krajcik 1, Irene Bayer 1, MHSA; Deborah Peek-Brown 1 ; Ella Greene-Moton 2, Toby Citrin 2, JD; Sharon Saddler3 1.CREATE for STEM Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 2.The Center for Public Health and Community Genomics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI; 3. Community-Based Organization Partners, Flint, MI The GoalsAbstract Next Steps A New Genomic Framework for Schools and Communities is a coordinated set of classroom and community activities being developed to help students and adults understand the role that genetic and environmental factors and evolution play in risk for disease. The project is a partnership between science education and public health researchers, Detroit and Flint school systems, museums, libraries, and community-based organizations. Type 2 Diabetes connects students to real- world experiences and provides relevance for their learning. Results of testing the inquiry-based, NGSS-aligned curriculum and coordinated activities (organized by partners) show that topics are meaningful to students and families. Collaboration Between School and Out-of-school Institutions Coordinating Formal and Informal Education 6th grade: Understanding of genetic and environment interactions focusing on macroscopic level 7 th grade level: Understanding of genetic and evolutionary changes at micro level : Develop and assess new curriculum material for middle school science classes Understand genetic and environment interactions Relate learning to community health Incorporate discussions of ethical issues Develop and assess a partnership model linking various schools and organizations Community meetings where students share classroom work Use of museum, library, and research labs as resource for learning Promote racial and ethnic diversity in the science community Stimulating interest in science careers Narrowing the achievement gap in science Lesson/Driving sub-questionPhenomenaClassroom Activities Coordinated Community Activities 1. Why is the Monique the way she is? Story of a girl (Monique) experiencing type 2 diabetes Video Driving Question Board Initial model development Community Kickoff 2. How do Monique’s trait affect her health? 3. Does our family affect the way we are? Patterns of inheritance of various traits Bead activity inheritance model 4. Does where we live and what we do affect the way we are? Monique changed her environmentSand rat simulation Plant experiment 5. Are we what we eat?Tim shops and looks at labels for nutrition information Food label activity 6. How can we work together to change our environment? Monique’s grandmother wants help to eliminate vending machines in the school RoleplayField trip to farmers market and visit with health researchers 7. How can what we eat, where we live and what we inherit affect our community? Population and community-level data about people with diabetes Data analysis 8. Why are we the way we are?Revisiting Monique’s caseFinal model development 9. Can we change the way we are? Obstacles to healthy choices in their community (Action research project) Action research projects Presentation Night Storyline from 6 th grade Meet Monique video: Focus on phenomena, NGSS-aligned Driving Question Board: Inquiry-based Acknowledgement: This project supported by the Office Of The Director, National Institutes Of Health under Award Number R25OD The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health For more about SEPA: Partners: Collaborators in the project include the Michigan State University CREATE for STEM Institute (lead partner), University of Michigan School of Public Health, Detroit Public Schools, University Preparatory Schools, and Flint Community Schools, and the Concord Consortium in Massachusetts. Community partners include the Charles H Wright Museum of African American History, Michigan Science Center, Detroit Public Library, and Friends of Parkside in Detroit, and the Sloan Museum, Flint Public Library, and Community Based Organization Partners in Flint. The 6th curriculum and community activities are currently being piloted in Detroit and Flint. Over the summer, the 6th grade curriculum will be revised and the 7th grade unit will be developed. The following school year, the 6th grade curriculum will be field tested in more classrooms and the 7th grade curriculum will be piloted. “Presentation Night, Sloan Museum, Flint Mi, Apr. 29, 2016 SageModeler Sand Rat Simulation Farmers Market: Discussion of ethical/policy issues