We're beginning to learn about the human body in Science class, and I stumbled upon the most amazing set of unit studies designed for homeschool co-ops! David and I were just as amazed about the things we learned as the kids were.
The genetics experiments we used can be found
here.
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| Making DNA models using toothpicks, marshmallows, and Twizzlers |
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Making a helix of the model
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Did you know that if you untwisted your DNA, each DNA molecule is about 1 meter long?!
Our last experiment was to extract DNA from a strawberry. Ethan was completely sure it wouldn't work, but it did. It was so neat to see!
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| Smooshing the strawberries |
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| Straining the pulp from the liquid |
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| Those are all the clumped up DNA strands from David's strawberry! |
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