Genomics Teaching Tools
Genomics is a rapidly growing field with a rich history and an exciting future. Take advantage of our ready-made teaching tools to present the foundations to your students and help them understand the impact of genomics in their lives.
![tRNA Paper Model](/sites/default/files/media/images/2024-05/tRNA_paper_model_DYN.webp)
A step-by-step printable guide for folding a transfer RNA (tRNA) paper model.
![Strawberry DNA extraction with Jenny Montooth](/sites/default/files/media/images/2023-04/Strawberry_DNA_Jenny_dyn.png)
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
![DNA From the Beginning Lesson Plan | NHGRI](/sites/default/files/1.2.5.1.1_DNA.jpg)
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
![Origami](/sites/default/files/media/images/2020-02/Origami_dynamic.jpg)
Step-by-step instructions and printable folding paper included in the downloadable document.
![​Genetic Timeline Lesson Plan | NHGRI](/sites/default/files/1.2.5.1.2_Genetic_timeline.jpg)
The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical perspective of the discoveries that led to our present understanding of the human genome.
![Tools for Teaching the Microbiome | NHGRI](/sites/default/files/1.2.5.1.3_microbiome.jpg)
A microbiome is all of the genetic material found in a microbe, such as a bacterium, fungal cell or virus.
![Gut bacteria](/sites/default/files/media/images/2019-05/Gut%20bacteria_dynamic.jpg)
The microbiome lesson plans were inspired by lectures and resources on the microbiome offered at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Short Course in Genomics.
![​Transcription and Translation Lesson Plan | NHGRI](/sites/default/files/1.2.5.1.4_RNA_Transcripts.jpg)
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
![Your Genome and You](/sites/default/files/media/images/2021-08/yourgenomeyou-thumb.jpg)
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
Last updated: May 24, 2024