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democs: formats and topics
There are a now Democs kits on a wide range of issues:
Democs for adults have 40, small, print only, information and issue cards per subject. These Democs kits were developed through a grant with the Wellcome Trust.
Democs for schools have a maximum of 24 large, illustrated information and issue cards each. The Democs kits were developed specifically for use in schools and with young people with a grant from DTI Sciencewise.
Both types of Democs kit are downloadable from this website, and on CD ROM.
| Topic (potential to influence policy in 2006) |
Democs for adults |
Democs for schools |
| Climate change (high) |
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X (KS3) |
| GM food (low) |
X |
X (KS4) |
| Animal experimentation (medium) |
X |
X (KS3) |
| Nanotechnology*(high) |
X |
X |
| Neuroscience (high) |
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X (KS4) |
| Over the counter genetic testing kits (low) |
X |
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| Pre-implementation Genetic Diagnosis (low) |
X |
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| Single vs Multiple vaccinations (low) |
X |
X (KS3) |
| Stem cell research (high) |
X |
X (KS4) |
| Xenotransplantation(low) |
X |
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*A nanotechnology game for students aged over 16 is available free on the Wellcome Trust website as part of their Big Picture June 2005.
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