by babecadm | Jan 7, 2021
In this lab activity, DNA is extracted from strawberries which allows students to see the DNA they isolate. DNA extraction is a fundamental procedure used in many types of experiments. This introductory lesson helps prepare students for more advanced labs that may...
by Kitty Mei | Jun 11, 2024
In this lab, students observe the process of fermentation by making their own kefir yogurt. They begin by considering how fermentation has been used throughout human history to make delicious foods, and how fermented foods continue to play an important role in diets...
by babecadm | Jan 8, 2021
This lesson follows “Micropipetting I: Carbonation Investigation.” In this one to two day lesson, students complete their micropipetting training by learning how to read and set the volume of P20, P200, and P1000 micropipettes. In the lab portion, they...
by babecadm | Jan 21, 2021
In this lesson, students will explore the process of agarose gel electrophoresis to figure out which food dye molecules give Skittles® candy their colors. Initially, students predict the direction of dye migration based on their understanding of how size and charge...
by babecadm | Jan 21, 2021
In this lesson, students explore DNA fingerprinting through the true case of Darvin Castro Santos, who was wrongfully convicted of robbery in 2012 and was exonerated in 2021, in part by newly analyzed DNA evidence. After learning about the work of the National...
