Genes in Space is a challenge that is open to all students in grades 7 to 12 as students explore space exploration effects by designing DNA experiments that address new ideas in space health research.
From Teens in Health, we are a group of students who want to encourage middle and high school students to explore their passions in science.
Link to their website: https://www.genesinspace.org/
Link to Access Our Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XHOzgWDXm20FXjM3n6o107xfb1fzN3Eq/view?usp=sharing
Additional Sources from the Presentation:
Tips for contestants: The Genes In Space Blog provides additional tips, resources, and help for Genes in Space contestants.
Tips on Citing Sources: Citing your sources is a crucial part of any research based project. This site goes into further detail about how to cite sources in different formats.
Toolkit The toolkit contains the tools that are available for all applicants to use while planning their experiments.
Resources: The resources page presents additional information and tools for both students to use for submissions, and for teachers that intend on incorporating Genes In Space into the classroom.
Contest and Application Info This page covers contest parameters, who can compete, and what needs to be in a contestant’s submission.
How to Apply and Judging Info: This site leads to the submission form for the proposal, and covers how submissions will be judged for competition.
By: Anoushka Pandit, Anika Shah, Anannya Raman, Annie Zhang, and Carina Tong
