PCR Learning Activities

Is what you are buying what you are getting?

Let your students isolate, amplify and predict their ability to taste PTC paper.

Engage students with a genetics and PCR kit that has a direct link to a testable phenotype.

Water quality and public safety.

Compare DNA Banding Patterns

Your students are asked to identify the unknown predator that is killing calves on a nearby ranch.

Students check water for contaminants using PCR-based testing.

In this simulated RT-PCR experiment, students will explore the diagnostic test used worldwide to diagnose and monitor the spread of COVID-19.

Get hands-on experience with the principles and practice of qPCR.

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the presence of the oocyan allele that causes blue eggs.