Conference & Workshop Materials
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Introduction to Wisconsin Fast Plants®
Learn how to plant and teach with Fast Plants®. Ideal for all grade levels, they are easily used to explore many scientific concepts. View »
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Strawberry Milkshakes: DNA and Lactose Intolerance
In this workshop, learn how to introduce students to molecular biology through age-appropriate, hands-on activities designed to make challenging abstract concepts (including DNA, genes, and enzymes) more concrete—and to make biology fun. View »
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They Come in Pairs: Addressing Student Misconceptions About Chromosomes
What if meiosis and chromosomes were as easy to understand as folding laundry? This workshop shows how ChromoSock® specialty socks can address student misconceptions. View »
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Shark Dissection: A Jawsome Experience!
Dive in and learn how to create your own Shark Week! This workshop guides you through a hands-on dissection of a dogfish shark. View »
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Assessing Water Quality with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Use this introductory activity to familiarize students with the types of macroinvertebrates they may collect in a local stream or as a review activity on biotic water quality calculations. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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The Composition and Age of Stars
Do your students think stars burn? Can they tell the age of a star like our sun? Ignite interest in astrophysics with this easy demonstration. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Making Algae Beads
In this activity students create spheres of green algae for use in experiments that explore the metabolic processes of plants. Includes a materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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Disorder Detectives
In this activity, students take on the role of a cytogeneticist. They are given a case study and a set of patient chromosome decals that they arrange into a completed karyotype. View »
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Strawberry DNA Extraction
Introduce students to DNA with this activity. A discussion of how this DNA extraction procedure works might also touch on the plant cell wall, the cell membrane, and DNA's lack of solubility in ethanol. Includes materials list and step-by-step instructions. View »
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