"water bath"

Students check water for contaminants using PCR-based testing.

Real world applications; any water sample can be tested.

Introduce Students to PCR Technique with a Basic Procedure

Compare DNA Banding Patterns

For AP Biology Classes

This activity works in conjunction with AP Biology classes.

An Interactive DNA Investigation

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

Your students are asked to help a farmer identify a plant that will cross-breed with his existing crops.

Your students are medical professionals trying to save a patient's life by identifying a food-borne illness-causing microbe.