biotechnology activities

Explore biotechnology with these great activities! Each activity combines compelling content, cutting-edge science, and inquiry-based, career-oriented learning. Submit your own activity by following the link on the sidebar to the right.

Biofuels: Energy for Your Future
Hands On Lab: Oozing Power

This lab simulates the electricity generated from Geobacter bacteria discussed in "The Power of Mud" article.
A World of Change: Biotech-Derived Animals, Microbes and Plants
Lab: Little Miss Muffet Biotech

This lab involves making cheese from bioengineered enzymes.
Obesity
Lab: Leptin to the Rescue?

A system of genes, proteins and neurotransmitters controls how our bodies store fat. This system tells our brains not only when we should eat but when we should stop eating. One of the proteins...
Emerging Diseases
Lab: Bacterial Growth Activity

This lab teaches students about bacterial growth and resistance.
Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology
Activity: Make Your Own Green Plastic

This lab allows to students to create their own 'green' plastic from gelatin and glycerol.
Plant-Made Pharmaceuticals
Activity: Microbial Bioassay

This activity teaches students how to isolate a natural product and perform a microbial bioassay.
The Secret of How Life Works
Activity: The Case of the Crown Jewels

This activity gives students the opportunity to figure out who committed the crime by DNA fingerprinting.
Computers and Biotechnology
Activity: Molecular Puzzles

This activity will allow students to use what they learned. They are to recreate caffeine models and find a complement to the DNA stand presented.
Marine Biotechnology
Activity: Taking it to Extremes!

This activity will allow students to see how a "normophile", in this case a chicken egg, reacts to extreme environments.