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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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The purpose of this lab activity is to demonstrate (through simulation) how DNA fingerprinting (or DNA profiling) might be used to solve a crime.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity related to plant biotechnology, learners transform a strain of E. coli using green fluorescent protein from a bioluminescent jellies.

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 lima bean bacteria. This experiment requires the use of a centrifuge (not included in cost of materials).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity is about collecting and analyzing DNA as part of a criminal investigation.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate the process of DNA fingerprinting by using electricity to separate colored dyes.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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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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This demonstration can be used to help learners visualize DNA by lysing (breaking open) bacterial cells on a slide and “stringing up” the DNA with a toothpick in less than one minute.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a nanoscale structure that occurs in nature.

Over $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this genetics activity, learners discover how to extract DNA from green split peas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow step-by-step instructions to build a gel electrophoresis chamber using inexpensive materials from local hardware and electronic stores.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This game uses a modified Uno deck to review concepts related to stem cell research and diabetes.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this two-part activity, learners will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and learn how DNA is analyzed and used to solve crimes.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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This laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from wheat germ using simple materials.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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 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