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In this laboratory experiment, learners explore how effectively different sunscreens protect yeast cells from damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use pedigree and jigsaw puzzles to explore how scientists use genetic information from a family to identify a gene associated with a genetic disorder.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this genetics activity, learners create and decode a “DNA recipe” for a dog by randomly selecting strips of paper that represent DNA.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners mark their traits for tongue rolling, PTC tasting (a harmless, bitter chemical), and earlobe attachment on tree leaf cut-outs.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this genetics meets math activity, learners take inventories of their own easily-observable genetic traits and compare those inventories with other learners in groups.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity is a whole-group kinesthetic demonstration that shows learners what it means to be in a "risk group" for developing heart disease based on family history and genetics.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on activity, learners track and record the passage of colored "pompom traits" through three generations of gingerbread people.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners are challenged to track and record the passage of colored pom poms (representing genes) through generations of a family using a pedigree.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners place cards featuring biological structures in order by their relative size from largest to smallest.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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To discover the risk and protective factors involved in substance addiction, learners play a game of chance to determine whether a fictitious child is likely or unlikely to abuse drugs.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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What is the optimal environment for hatching brine shrimp? Using a scaffold, learners design and conduct experiments testing the effect of a single abiotic factor on brine shrimp cyst hatch rate.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days