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Wheat Germ DNA Extraction
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from wheat germ using simple materials. Use this experiment to supplement any unit on genetics and to...
Yeast DNA Extraction
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from yeast using simple materials. Use this experiment to supplement any unit on genetics and to demonstrate...
Onion DNA Extraction
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can easily be extracted from onion cells using simple materials. Use this experiment to supplement any unit on genetics and to...
Thymus DNA Extractions
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis laboratory exercise is designed to show learners how DNA can be extracted from a chunk of thymus (sweetbread) or liver. This experiment requires the use of a centrifuge (not included in cost...
Homologous Shoes?
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis "concept demonstration" provides learners with a concrete example (a pair of shoes in a classroom "cell") of what homology means. The "chromosomes are like pairs of...
Digestive System: A Kinesthetic Lesson
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this simulation, learners act out each digestive function of the organs, tissues, and cells in the digestive tract. Two parallel strips of tape on the floor 3-4 feet apart and the width of the...
The Jelly Bean Problem (JBP)
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners are challenged to eat some candy as a cell would need to as well as to think about some of the problems that arise when a cell ingests food. By solving this problem,...
Enzyme Action
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity that can be used as a lab or demonstration, learners use Lactaid® and lactose to demonstrate the concept of enzyme action. Learners test a drop of milk and Lactaid® for the...
Jumpy Dolls
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners are challenged to design and construct a jointed figure that moves in a motion (something like jumping jacks) when a string is pulled. Use this project as a culminating...
Lima Bean Bacteria DNA Extraction
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsThis 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)....