Introducing stem cells presentation and activities set

Last updated:

26 Jan 2012

Introducing stem cells presentation and activities set

A flexible presentation and collection of easy-to-use classroom activities for 11-14s, 14-16s and 16+ year olds. Includes slides, discussion cards, worksheets and puzzles.

Quick facts

Age group

12-14

15-19

adult

Technical requirements

computer running Powerpoint, data projector and screen

Details and instructions

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Overview

This presentation and collection of short activities helps introduce basic stem cell concepts and provides simple ways to recap at the end of a session. The resources are packed with useful diagrams, and the slides include jargon-free explanations of key concepts for the presenter. The set includes:

Introducing stem cells PowerPoint presentation (16+ and adults)

Stem cell biology basics: For school students aged 16+, or adult audiences with little or no scientific knowledge
Cloning: Some slides suitable for 16+; more advanced slides for adult audiences
Stem cell biology in more detail: For informed non-specialist audiences, eg clinicians, scientists working in fields other than stem cell biology

Stem cells in the news (11-14 and 16+ years)

A short activity using a real newspaper article to consolidate learning about stem cells and their potential therapeutic value. The news article focuses on stem cell research relating to Parkinson's Disease. Recommended by Scottish government agency Learning and Teaching Scotland as a tool for National Qualifications support.

Points of view (11-14 and 14-16 years)

A ready-to-use classroom activity for discussion of the ethical issues around stem cell research. Students examine the opinions of up to 6 characters and use these to inform and develop their own views. Includes a short teachers' guide to help with lesson plans.

What's missing? (11-14 and 16+ years)

A 10-minute fill-the-gaps exercise to consolidate key ideas and facts about what stem cells are, what kinds of stem cell exist and why our bodies need them.

Stem cells word search (11-14 years)

10-minute puzzles to consolidate learning on stem cells.

Downloads

Attachment	Size
Presentation slides with guidance notes (PPT)	8.7 MB
Presentation slides with guidance notes (PDF)	1.78 MB
Activities for 11-14 year olds (PDF)	5.39 MB
Activities for 14-16 and 16+ year olds (PDF)	944.65 KB
EDITABLE VERSIONS - Activities for 11-14 year olds (zip)	2 MB
EDITABLE VERSIONS - Activities for 14-16 and 16+ year olds (zip)	3.1 MB

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Acknowledgements

Photographs on this page by Feelin' Groovy Photography.
Resources created by Christele Gonneau, Emma Kemp and Ingrid Heersche. Thanks to Keisuke Kaji, Jonas Larsson, Hans Clevers and Nick Barker for permission to reproduce images.

Introducing stems cells PowerPoint presentation by Christele Gonneau, Emma Kemp is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.