Biology Science Kit: Genetics & DNA Lab
Learn about the branch of biology focused on heredity and variation in organisms
Item #:
11000201
Price
$33.20
Details
Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
WARNING: Chemistry Set. This set contains chemicals and parts that may be harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers and in manual carefully. Not to be used by children except under adult supervision.
Safety Precautions: WARNING: Not suitable for children under 10 years. For use under adult supervision. Contains some chemicals which present a hazard to health. Read the instructions before use, follow them and keep them for reference. Do not allow chemicals to come into contact with any part of the body, particularly the mouth and eyes. Keep small children and animals away from experiments. Keep the experimental set out of the reach of children under 10 years old. Eye protection for supervising adults is not included!
- Learn about DNA, the acid that holds the blueprints for life known as genetics.
- Research the biology of reproduction, the components of cells, and how chromosomes are combined and copied
- Find out how scientists clone plants and animals
- Read about how mutation affects genes
- Breed your own bacteria colony to experiment with survival of the fittest
- Analyze DNA evidence to identify suspects and solve a crime
- Then crack the genetic code and find out how the different parts, called nucleotides, fit together
- Assemble a model to see the elegant double-stranded helical structure of DNA
- Learn about dominant and recessive genes
- Play inheritance games to determine how traits will be expressed
- Investigate inheritance and learn how traits are passed down from parents to children
- See genetic material with your own eyes as you isolate the DNA from a tomato in a test tube
- Correlates to Next Generation Science Standards
- All Thames & Kosmos chemistry sets are safety tested and approved, offer thorough safety precautions, include professional quality lab equipment, and come with full-color experiment manuals
- Full-color, 48-page manual
WARNING: Chemistry Set. This set contains chemicals and parts that may be harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers and in manual carefully. Not to be used by children except under adult supervision.
Safety Precautions: WARNING: Not suitable for children under 10 years. For use under adult supervision. Contains some chemicals which present a hazard to health. Read the instructions before use, follow them and keep them for reference. Do not allow chemicals to come into contact with any part of the body, particularly the mouth and eyes. Keep small children and animals away from experiments. Keep the experimental set out of the reach of children under 10 years old. Eye protection for supervising adults is not included!
Specifications
Awards: Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
NGSS Correlations: 4-LS1-1 Structure, Function, and Information Processing, MS-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes, MS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity, MS-LS4-6 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
System Operating Requirements: None
Power Requirements: None
Recommended Ages: 10-Up
Kit Quantity: 20 Experiments, 1 Manual, 40 pieces/Kit
Safety Precautions: WARNING: Not suitable for children under 10 years. For use under adult supervision. Contains some chemicals which present a hazard to health. Read the instructions before use, follow them and keep them for reference. Do not allow chemicals to come into contact with any part of the body, particularly the mouth and eyes. Keep small children and animals away from experiments. Keep the experimental set out of the reach of children under 10 years old. Eye protection for supervising adults is not included!
WARNING: Chemistry Set. This set contains chemicals and parts that may be harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers and in manual carefully. Not to be used by children except under adult supervision.
NGSS Correlations: 4-LS1-1 Structure, Function, and Information Processing, MS-LS1-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes, MS-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity, MS-LS4-6 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
System Operating Requirements: None
Power Requirements: None
Recommended Ages: 10-Up
Kit Quantity: 20 Experiments, 1 Manual, 40 pieces/Kit
Safety Precautions: WARNING: Not suitable for children under 10 years. For use under adult supervision. Contains some chemicals which present a hazard to health. Read the instructions before use, follow them and keep them for reference. Do not allow chemicals to come into contact with any part of the body, particularly the mouth and eyes. Keep small children and animals away from experiments. Keep the experimental set out of the reach of children under 10 years old. Eye protection for supervising adults is not included!
WARNING: Chemistry Set. This set contains chemicals and parts that may be harmful if misused. Read cautions on individual containers and in manual carefully. Not to be used by children except under adult supervision.