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In this activity, learners count and measure kidney beans to explore natural selection and variation. Learners measure the length of 50-100 beans.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners extract DNA from a strawberry and discover that DNA is in the food they eat.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners extract DNA from their own cheek cells, then create a rudimentary DNA profile similar to those seen on crime scene dramas.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment that models a chromatography-like process called electrophoresis, a process used to analyze DNA.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells using simple materials.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners use restriction enzymes to cut up DNA from a virus called Bacteriophage λ, a process known as restriction digestion.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - adult 1 to 7 days
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from yeast using simple materials.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a necklace of wheat germ DNA. Learners add alcohol to wheat germ so that the DNA clumps together.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes