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Looking Into Lactase (Classroom)

Students will develop questions about a case of a girl with stomach symptoms, and eventually come to understand the mechanism of lactose intolerance.

Moon’s Disappearing Act

This unit will introduce students to solar eclipses. Students will develop questions after being introduced to phenomena.

Parasite Predicament (Classroom)

Students will learn how antibodies are used in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and will determine whether or not their patient has contracted the malaria parasite.

Radon and Lung Cancer

Students learn about the dangers of radon, the different subtypes of lung cancer, and the radon mitigation systems that can be implemented.

Biodiesel Lab (Classroom)

Students will be guided to explore pH indicators and determine the percent composition of substances like vinegar all with materials they can find at home!

students in the emerging leaders program smile in biotechnology lab

Mystery of the Crooked Cell (Classroom)

Students will analyze and develop questions about the disease while looking at blood smear for healthy and sickle patients.

Genetic Transformation (Classroom)

Students explore the process of moving genes from one organism to another using genetic transformation.

What’s in a Wave

Students explore wave types and properties by building models and a DIY speaker.

Wildlife Forensics (Classroom)

Students will compare the DNA fragment(s) in a sample of DNA from a package of fins to great white and porbeagle shark DNA controls to determine if your unidentified fin is from a great white shark.

Atoms in Action

Explore atoms and their components and learn how the parts interact! See the magic of floating and flying objects all due to atoms!

Balloon Rocket

Explore Newton’s Second Law of Motion and see it in action! Build a rocket out of a balloon and straw to see how mass affects the acceleration of an object!