"DNA Fingerprinting"

Meets AP Science Practices 3 and 6

Students learn about DNA fingerprinting in a dry lab setting.

Perform Five Forensic Experiments

James Sutton

Lessons that explore forensic science according to National Science Education Standards.

Ensure A Clean Sample Every Time

Investigate a Crime Using Gel Electrophoresis

Your students are medical professionals trying to save a patient's life by identifying a food-borne illness-causing microbe.

Your students are forensics professionals analyzing DNA collected at a crime scene.

Your students are asked to help a person determine which of three candidates is his long-lost relative.

Your students are asked to identify the unknown predator that is killing calves on a nearby ranch.

Your students are asked to help a farmer identify a plant that will cross-breed with his existing crops.