Past projects 46
Micropipettors and Bottles to Supply a DNA Lab
Funded Dec 8, 2016We can't thank you enough for supplying our growing DNA lab with awesome materials. You funded this project which allowed our classroom to get two micropipettors and beautiful pyrex bottles. The micropipettors allow students to draw up liquids of different volumes. These are the workhorses of the DNA lab and are used in every experiment. The bottles are very strong will last a long time. They are great for holding liquids and solids we will use in our experiments. These materials help students do the steps necessary to extract and purify DNA.
Students have started to study DNA by extracting and purifying DNA using these and other materials we have in the lab. Students were excited to see what DNA actually looks like. They were also happy to learn that they could isolate DNA. The great thing is that these materials is that they are reusable, so we can do many DNA projects with them over many years. Each topic that we study can be looked at through the lens of DNA.
It is so exciting for me to see students doing projects as freshmen and sophomores in high school that are normally only possible in a college classroom. Thank you so much for your generosity. It is going to transform the learning of our students.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
Micropipettor, Vortex, and Other Cool Equipment for a DNA Lab
Funded Dec 8, 2016We can't thank you enough for supplying our growing DNA lab with awesome materials. You funded this project which allowed our classroom to get a micropipettor, a vortex, microtube holders, and pestles. The micropipettor allows students to draw up liquids of different volumes. The vortex helps mix liquids and solids. The microtube holders helps students keep all the microtubes organized and in place. The pestles help crush solids in microtubes. These materials help students do the steps necessary to extract and purify DNA.
Students have started to study DNA by extracting and purifying DNA using these and other materials we have in the lab. Students were excited to see what DNA actually looks like. They were also happy to learn that they could isolate DNA. The great thing is that these materials is that they are reusable, so we can do many DNA projects with them over many years. Each topic that we study can be looked at through the lens of DNA.
It is so exciting for me to see students doing projects as freshmen and sophomores in high school that are normally only possible in a college classroom. Thank you so much for your generosity. It is going to transform the learning of our students.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
Supplies for a DNA Lab
Funded May 4, 2016My students and I are so delighted that you supported this project. This project is a part of a set of projects who's final goal is to create a DNA lab at our public school. The materials you helped purchase are micropipettors and microtubes that are used in real DNA labs. Having these materials in the classroom help students learn how to use these materials to do projects that real DNA labs do. For instance, real geneticists need to measure out small amounts of liquids as a part of their DNA procedures. They use micropipettors to do this. It allows them to measure out very precise volumes. Micro tubes are the mini test tubes that geneticists use to do their experiments. Having these allows students a place to purify DNA or do an acid base test.
Students really like using equipment that is authentic and lets them be real scientists. It helps inspire a love of science and helps them visualize themselves in the role of a geneticist.
Some are very excited and come by during lunch and before school and after school. A few students who are more into the social aspects of school have really surprised me at their interest in using these materials. Seeing them engaged in real science is beautiful to me. Thank you again for your kind support.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
This classroom project was brought to life by Orkin and one other donor.A Microcentrifuge Machine for a DNA Lab!
Funded Apr 17, 2016Thank you for generously supporting this project. This project is a part of a set of projects who's final goal is to create a DNA lab at our public school. The materials you helped purchase is a microcentrifuge that is used in real DNA labs. Having this in the classroom helps students learn how to use it to do projects that real DNA labs do. For instance, real geneticists need to spin down solids that are in a liquid as a part of their DNA procedures. They use a microcentrifuge to do this. It allows collect and purify the DNA that is in the liquid.
Students really like using equipment that is authentic and lets them be real scientists. It helps inspire a love of science and helps them visualize themselves in the role of a geneticist.
Some are very excited and come by during lunch and before school and after school. A few students who are more into the social aspects of school have really surprised me at their interest in using these materials. Seeing them engaged in real science is beautiful to me. Thank you again for your kind support.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
Micropipettors and Tips for a DNA Lab
Funded Apr 22, 2016Thank you so much for your generosity. This project is a part of a set of projects who's final goal is to create a DNA lab at our public school. The materials you helped purchase are micropipettors and tips that are used in real DNA labs. Having these materials in the classroom help students learn how to use these materials to do projects that real DNA labs do. For instance, real geneticists need to measure out small amounts of liquids as a part of their DNA procedures. They use micropipettors to do this. It allows them to measure out very precise volumes.
Students really like using equipment that is authentic and lets them be real scientists. It helps inspire a love of science and helps them visualize themselves in the role of a geneticist.
Some are very excited and come by during lunch and before school and after school. A few students who are more into the social aspects of school have really surprised me at their interest in using these materials. Seeing them engaged in real science is beautiful to me. Thank you again for your kind support.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
This classroom project was brought to life by Orkin and 2 other donors.Micropipettors for a DNA Lab!
Funded Jun 15, 2016Thank you so much for supporting this project. This project is a part of a set of projects who's final goal is to create a DNA lab at our public school. The materials you helped purchase are micropipettors and jars that are used in real DNA labs. Having these materials in the classroom help students learn how to use these materials to do projects that real DNA labs do. For instance, real geneticists need to measure out small amounts of liquids as a part of their DNA procedures. They use micropipettors to do this. It allows them to measure out very precise volumes.
Students really like using equipment that is authentic and lets them be real scientists. It helps inspire a love of science and helps them visualize themselves in the role of a geneticist.
Some are very excited and come by during lunch and before school and after school. A few students who are more into the social aspects of school have really surprised me at their interest in using these materials. Seeing them engaged in real science is beautiful to me. Thank you again for your kind support.”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
This classroom project was brought to life by Orkin and 8 other donors.Refrigerator to Help Make a DNA Lab
Funded Mar 29, 2016My students were so excited when the refrigerator came. I had been telling them that this project had been funded, but I don't think it really registered with them. You should have seen the look on their faces when it was delivered during class! They were so surprised and delighted. It was very well wrapped and my students happily dove into unwrapping it and discussed a good place for it in the classroom. They were very gentle with it to make sure to take good care of it. We plugged it in and within a day it was working perfectly.
This is one of the foundational pieces we needed to create a fully functioning DNA lab. We preserve the specimens we collect in the cold of the freezer. The refrigerator part is a great place to keep the temperature sensitive chemicals necessary for DNA analysis as the cold helps to preserve them.
We are starting a project in which students will look at an ecosystem where fish are dying. We are going to study what might be killing the fish. There are many suspects: sedimentation, chlorine from a water slide, algal blooms, acid rain, and oil from a refinery. Different fish are affected in different ways, so we will using DNA tools to identify the different fish present in the water. We will seine for fish in the East River and identify them using DNA tools. We will then look at how each fish might be affected by the different "suspects".”
With gratitude,
Dr. D.
This classroom project was brought to life by Orkin and one other donor.