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How to Extract DNA from Strawberry- Noyce Internship Summer 2014

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Reviewed:: Mar 29, 2015 by Biology

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Overview:: This material includes a lesson plan with instructions for extracting DNA from strawberries. It is simply designed using household products which means that students could do this procedure at home with adult supervision.
Type of Material:: Presentation; reference material
Recommended Uses:: Laboratory activity; homework
Technical Requirements:: HTML, PowerPoint
Identify Major Learning Goals:: Users will learn the materials needed and the step-by-step procedure for extracting DNA from strawberry
Target Student Population:: Elementary school to lower division college biology; home schooled students
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:: A basic introduction to cell structure and function would be recommended prior to completing the experiment plus ability to follow step-by-step instructions

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Material is clearly laid out
Each step is clearly shown
Images are appropriately categorized, beautiful and very colorful

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The PowerPoint slides are static. Narrating the slides will serve the needs of auditory and visually-impaired learners

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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The lesson plan would be very easy to integrate into curriculum assignments and provides an efficient, and fun learning opportunity

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The plan does not provide clear learning objectives or means of assessment of student learning
Does not provide an opportunity for learners to propose a hypothesis and report results

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The information is well organized
Information is easy to understand
Can be downloaded and used offline

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None

Other Issues and Comments:: The links to other references are excellent additions to the presentation.
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