(241) DNA ORIGAMI, IN SILICO AND WET LAB APPROACHES BRING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO HIGH SCHOOL. THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT SATISFACTION AND LEARNING AS IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING STYLE

摘要

Drawing inspiration from the call directed to high school, funded under the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research, aimed at bringing the students of high school to work, I decided to keep on Student Work-Integrated Learning Program, started two years ago, and I design a new project inspired to DNA origami. Work-Integrated Learning combines classroom learning activities and hands-on learning in a workplace and helps to develop technical and work-ready skills (as strategic thinking, problem solving and teamwork) sought after by employers. The modular path "DNA origami: from 3D macrostructure to nanotechnology" aims to bring students closer to the type of work that takes place in a research laboratory in the field of avanced molecular biology and biotechnology. DNA origami, an emerging research and technology field for designing, folding and building shapes (DNA nanostructures) out of the so-called building blocks of life, and opening the door to numerous exciting applications. Recently, new techniques are reported and can shape DNA, the double-stranded helical molecule, into objects up to 20 times bigger than previously achieved.