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Frankentoy

In this activity, learners make a “creature” by mixing and matching different parts of toys.

DESCRIPTION

In this activity, learners make a “creature” by mixing and matching different parts of toys. The activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

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  • Pieces of mismatched plush toy parts
  • Frankentoy activity with participants engaged
  • Frankentoy activity components
  •  Frankenstein 200 Frankentoy activity components displayed with included backdrop
  • Pieces of mismatched plush toy parts

DESCRIPTION

In this activity, learners make a “creature” by mixing and matching different parts of toys. The activity is designed to prompt conversation and reflection about responsible innovation, inspired by themes raised in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.

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OBJECTIVES

LEARNING GOALS

  • The primary objective of this activity is to encourage creativity and reflection about responsible innovation. In addition, learners will explore the following concepts:

    • People are creative! We’re always learning more about the world and inventing new things.
    • It’s important to think ahead as we study science and make new technologies.
    • Researchers in the fields of genetic engineering and synthetic biology can create modified and entirely new organisms.

Credits

YEAR CREATED
2017
OWNING INSTITUTION

Arizona State University

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number DRL-1516684. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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