Whales – Elementary/Middle School

The Whale Kit provides a full teacher’s manual with background information, handouts, games, and laboratory exercises related to all aspects of whale biology– from the massive blue whale to the smallest harbor porpoise. 15 hands-on activities take students on an undersea tour of whale anatomy, evolution, feeding strategies, migration, communication,… read more of the article entitled “Whales – Elementary/Middle School”

Wolbachia DNA Extraction – High School **

This kit includes: Large bag of 1.5 mL Eppendorf® tubes (at least 100 tubes) 8 Eppendorf® tube racks 8 micropipettors (20-200 µL) 8 micropipettors (100-1000 µL) 8 boxes yellow micropipette tips 8 boxes blue micropipette tips 1 thermometer 1 box sterile pestles (4 pestles per team of 2 students) 1… read more of the article entitled “Wolbachia DNA Extraction – High School **”

Wolbachia PCR – High School **

This kit includes: Thermalcycler 1 centrifuge (converted for PCR microtubes) 42 beaded PCR tubes 16 red micropipettors (2-20 µL) 4 boxes yellow micropipette tips 8 racks for 1.5 mL microtubes 8 racks for beaded PCR microtubes (purple and red) Sterile water in tube rack (1 tube per team of 2-4… read more of the article entitled “Wolbachia PCR – High School **”

World of Crickets

This kit contains materials for a series of laboratory activities called The World of Crickets, which can be customized for any age group of students. Students work in groups to explore the food, lighting, color, and temperature preferences of crickets, who are housed in a classroom habitat. The last activity… read more of the article entitled “World of Crickets”