Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics

Plan a Field Trip to Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics

Help your students unravel Mendel’s scientific legacy with this fact-filled, hands-on exhibition. They’ll learn about Mendel’s life and how his experiments are influencing modern scientific research, then get to try their hand at completing one of his experiments! Help complete the exhibition experience by registering for a Mendel-themed student class on the day of the trip. Pre-registration is required for students to visit this special exhibition. Indicate your interest on your Field Trip Registration form. Requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

When planning your trip, check out our Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics Educator Guide, available September 2006.

The Field Museum has published two books in connection with the exhibition. Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics, by Simon Mawer, is a companion book for the exhibition. Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, by Cheryl Bardoe is a picture book biography for children.

Student Class
Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas (Grades 2-5)
Cheryl Bardoe, Author
Combine math, science, history and writing into one interactive program for your students. Hear excerpts from Bardoe's book, Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas, learn the basics of heredity, and engage in hands-on activities based on Mendel's experiments.
Thursdays, October 5, 19, 26, November 2, 9, or 16, 2006
10am–12:30pm (includes exhibition tour)
$3 per Chicago student, $4 per non-Chicago student

From Genes to Jeans (Grades 3-8)
Delve into the research of geneticists and cultural anthropologists who are helping unravel the secrets of our DNA. Get an insider's look at Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics, then look closely at the characteristics of different cultures of the world through a look at the Museum's sculpture collections.
Tuesdays, September 18, 2006-April 1, 2007, 10am-12:30pm
$3 per Chicago student, $4 per non-Chicago student

Teacher Workshops
Educator Previews: Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics and Massive Change: The Future of Global Design (Grades 5-12)
Get an interdisciplinary look at two extraordinary exhibitions. Visit Massive Change at the Museum of Contemporary Art and explore ideas for global design that are reshaping our future, both socially and scientifically. Then spend the afternoon examining Gregor Mendel at the Field, with particular emphasis on the exhibition's educator guide featuring pre-, during and post-field trip activities to do with your students!
Saturday, October 7, 2006, 8:30am-4:30pm
$65, members $60; 8 CPDUs
The Chicago presentation of Massive Change: The Future of Global Design at the Museum of Contemporary Art is generously sponsored by Target. Teacher workshops at the MCA are provided by Kraft Foods.

The Scientific Method: Science + Society (Grades 4-12)
See how scientists view the natural world through the interactions of the creative human mind by visiting the Gregor Mendel exhibition. You'll explore how science and society go hand-in-hand through Museum exhibitions.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 5–8pm
$18, members $15; 3 CPDUs

Planting the Seeds of Genetics (Grades 4-12)
Peek inside the world of the 19th-century friar who first discovered how genetic traits are inherited—one of the most enduring and influential findings in scientific history. You'll explore the Gregor Mendel exhibition with an FM scientist, then develop hands-on activities for your classroom.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 5-8pm
$20, members $18; 3 CPDUs

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