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String Genome
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In this biology activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners use yarn and sticky labels to build a model of a DNA strand. They discover that DNA is very long, very skinny, and packs well into cells.
Is That DNA in My Food?
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In this activity, learners extract DNA from wheat germ. Use this activity to introduce learners to DNA, biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Isolation of DNA from Onion
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells. It includes an optional test for the presence of DNA.
Effect of Environment on Plant Growth
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The purpose of this plant biotechnology activity is to demonstrate the effect of changes in the environment on the growth and fertility of landscape grasses and crop grasses such as wheat and rice.
Lima Bean Bacteria DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from lima bean bacteria. This experiment requires the use of a centrifuge (not included in cost of materials).
Thymus DNA Extractions
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can be extracted from a chunk of thymus (sweetbread) or liver.
Inside DNA
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In this activity (on pages 34-39), learners make a fairly detailed model of DNA using licorice and gumdrops.
Macro-Microarray
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In this activity, learners explore the "nuts and bolts" of gene chips.
Wheat Germ DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from wheat germ using simple materials.
A Simply Fruity DNA Extraction
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In this activity, learners extract DNA from a strawberry and discover that DNA is in the food they eat.
Reading DNA
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In this activity, learners use edible models of the DNA molecule to transcribe an mRNA sequence, and then translate it into a protein.
DNA and Histone Model
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In this activity, learners construct a 3-D paper model depicting how histone, acetyl and methyl molecules control access to DNA and affect gene DNA expression.
Have Your DNA and Eat It Too
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In this activity, learners build edible models of DNA, while learning basic DNA structure and the rules of base pairing.
Onion DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells using simple materials.
Yeast DNA Extraction
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from yeast using simple materials.
The Ladder of Life
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In this activity, learners identify the DNA base bars guanine, cytosine, thymine and adenine. Learners create a DNA model using colored paper clips to resemble these base pairs.
What Sort?
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In this activity (on pages 22-33), learners do the kind of work genetic scientists do, sorting and comparing (images of) genetic material strands called chromosomes.
Protein Factory
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In this activity, learners take on the role of various parts of the cell in order to model the process of protein synthesis.