Lab Schedule

March:

Mar. 1: Sorting Out DNA
Mar. 2: Cell Modeling
Mar. 3: DNA in My Food?
Mar. 4: Green Thumbs
Mar. 5: Cell Modeling
Mar. 6–7: Say Cheese!
Mar. 8: Trait Trinkets
Mar. 9: DNA in My Food?
Mar. 10–11: Green Thumbs
Mar. 12: Cell Modeling
Mar. 13: Renew and Recycle
Mar. 14: Prehistoric Protein
Mar. 15: Scoping Science
Mar. 16–17: Hand Washing Challenge
Mar. 18: Green Thumbs
Mar. 9: Cell Modeling
Mar. 20–21: Scoping Science
Mar. 22: DNA in My Food?
Mar. 23–24: Prehistoric Protein
Mar. 25: Green Thumbs
Mar. 26: Cell Modeling
Mar. 27–31: NanoDays

Please note:

During the month of March, the Biotechnology Learning Center is open daily. Please check the sign at the front of the ScienceWorks for specific program times each day. Special additional sessions will be held the evening of March 4 or Target Family Night. Session topics are subject to change without notice.

Our Programs Include:

	Trait Trinkets—Can you roll your tongue? Your genes determine if you can. Make a unique bracelet to wear home that is based on your genetic traits!
	Sorting out DNA—Discover how DNA can be used to help solve crimes and identify people by learning about the process of DNA fingerprinting.
	Renew and Recycle—Learn about recycling and create biodegradable plastic toys from corn!
	DNA Modeling—Explore the code of life! Build a DNA model that you can take home.
	George Washington Carver—Learn about George Washington Carver and his contributions to field of science.
	Green and Clean!—Discover how microbes can help us to make a household cleaning agent that is safe for the environment.
	From Plants to Pants—Discover how scientists use nanotechnology based on plants to improve the clothes we wear!
	Cell Modeling and Animation—Look at computer animations to learn how microscopic things like cells work, and create a cell model from clay.
	Prehistoric Protein—Learn how DNA makes proteins, and touch a real mastodon fossil from long ago!
	Scoping Science—Explore the world of microscopes and microbes.
	DNA in My Food?—Extract DNA from plant cells.
	Green Thumbs—Grow a garden in a glove using seeds!
	Say Cheese!—Make cheese using the chemical chymosin.
	Send in the Clones — What is cloning and how does it work? Learn more about this fascinating new technology, and clone your own plant to take home!
	The Making of a Mummy—Learn how ancient Egyptians created mummies and discover how the preservation techniques they used in the process are still important today!
	Wash Your Hands—Learn how to avoid getting sick by washing your hands the correct way.
	Healthy Cooking Oils—Learn how fats and oils can be part of a healthy diet.

Topics are constantly changing and are not predetermined by date. Be sure to keep checking our Website for program information and to see if any guest scientists might be experimenting with us during your visit.

Enjoy the exciting programs in the Biotechnology Learning Center!