The University of Guam College of Natural & Applied Sciences (CNAS), in collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources’ GENE-ius Day Program, held a two-day children’s science trial program called, “Guam Gene-ius.”

Fifty-two students ages 8 to 12 participated in activities that helped foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building an overall passion for science. Students explored the parts and functions of cells and their organelles by creating their own microscope slide and operating a compound microscope. They better understood the concept of diffusion through gummy bears. Students also built a life size model of an animal cell.
Kamille Wang with the Guam GENE-ius program, said while no additional trial-runs are scheduled, CNAS is in the process of opening a full program soon.

For more information on the Guam Gene-ius Program, contact the College of Natural and Applied Science at guam-geneius@triton.uog.edu.

Guam GENE-ius helpers pose with student participants during one if the trial-run days of the program. In total, 52 students visted the UOG campus to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building an overall passion for science through the program.