Last november, our science pupils from ESO4 went to the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, visited  the research center and participated in a Role Play as genomic researchers.

The first part of this activity was a role playing game inside a European Network project in which each student put himself in the shoes of a different person working in the CRG in order to solve toguether a problem related to  Drosophylla melanogaster classification. In order to identify several traits in a stock of flyies received in the research center, they learnt to use some standard techniques in genetic studies.

The students became aware of the importance of teamwork in research, whilst visiting different areas of the CRG and carrying out the activities in each of these places.

In the second part of the activity the students met a real scientist involved in the European Network project, the scenario of the role play.

It was amazing! Here you can see some pictures and videos of our visit.