On Saturday, April 5th, three Genetics and Biochemistry undergraduate students ran a G&B sponsored table at the Be A T.I.G.E.R. Field Day. Be A T.I.G.E.R Field Day went from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. prior to the Clemson Football Spring Game on the Littlejohn Lawn and was open to children grades kindergarten through sixth grade.
This event focused on games and activities teaching the T.I.G.E.R. character traits. Each letter in the word ‘TIGER’ stands for a character trait that is important for young children to understand and practice in their everyday lives:
“T” – Teamwork
“I” – Integrity
“G” – Gratitude
“E” – Education
“R” – Respect
The G& B table was run by sophomore biochemistry major Kaitlyn Anderson, senior biochemistry major Berkeley Cannon and sophomore biochemistry major Brittain Gaines. There were three major activities for the children at our table.
For the first activity there was a microscope and various plants sealed in petri dishes for the children to look at them under the microscope. The second activity included a mini centrifuge and a few test tubes with different mixtures.
“The kids could place the mixtures in the centrifuge and separate or mix the solutions,” says Gaines. “Some solutions we made were oil and water and colored water with glitter.”
The last activity on the table was coloring with micropipettes. After the children drew a picture with a sharpie on wax paper, they used micropipettes with the G&B students’ assistance to pipette colored water to color their drawings.
“Overall, everything turned out great and the kids really loved the activities!” says Gaines.
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