"WardsSci000474"

This kit is appropriate for grades Pre-K+.

Engineer the genetics of bacteria and control gene expression with a chemical.

Students investigate the inheritance of the ability to taste sodium benzoate by constructing a pedigree of the ability of members of their family to taste them. Includes: 1 vial sodium benzoate, 1 vial control papers (100 papers per vial), and a family pedigree chart. *Test Paper Factoid: Taste papers can be used to demonstrate inheritance. The ability to taste PTC is a hereditary trait. 7 out of 10 people will taste it. Sodium Benzoate tastes sweet, salty, bitter or will be tasteless to different people. Thiourea tastes bitter to most but is tasteless to some!

Create living paintings with colorful bacteria.

Full STEAM ahead with the Engineer-It Kit™; grow and engineer bacteria to create color pigments.