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  • Golden Valley High School
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Many students watch crime scene shows or know someone with diabetes. These things all relate to biotechnology and giving my students a chance to operate the actual components of this kind of science not only enhances their science education but also stimulates the possibilities of entering that field of science. I am excited to give my kids a chance to use a micropipette and learn how electrophoresis works. They will be able to load DNA into the wells and watch as they race across the gels. A micropipette is a very useful tool that isn't hard to learn, but can be utilized in a variety of ways. The students will come to understand why we use small amounts compared to using large amounts of materials. They will also learn how to load gels with different dyes or DNA material. With this comes learning how to use the electrophoresis unit and its significance to loading dyes. The kids get to feel like real-time forensic scientists or a geneticist that is exploring the chance of making a new gene! This kind of stuff connects our students to the science we do in our classroom to the science that occurs everyday out in the real world. Having 6 micropipettes is a far cry from enough in the room, but it's a good start. We do get to borrow from a company that loans us material, but we have to drive to Los Angeles and return it all within 3 weeks. We would like to build our own stock up here so that we can utilize this in more than one classroom.

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Many students watch crime scene shows or know someone with diabetes. These things all relate to biotechnology and giving my students a chance to operate the actual components of this kind of science not only enhances their science education but also stimulates the possibilities of entering that field of science. I am excited to give my kids a chance to use a micropipette and learn how electrophoresis works. They will be able to load DNA into the wells and watch as they race across the gels. A micropipette is a very useful tool that isn't hard to learn, but can be utilized in a variety of ways. The students will come to understand why we use small amounts compared to using large amounts of materials. They will also learn how to load gels with different dyes or DNA material. With this comes learning how to use the electrophoresis unit and its significance to loading dyes. The kids get to feel like real-time forensic scientists or a geneticist that is exploring the chance of making a new gene! This kind of stuff connects our students to the science we do in our classroom to the science that occurs everyday out in the real world. Having 6 micropipettes is a far cry from enough in the room, but it's a good start. We do get to borrow from a company that loans us material, but we have to drive to Los Angeles and return it all within 3 weeks. We would like to build our own stock up here so that we can utilize this in more than one classroom.

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