CSI Forensics MiniLab

CSI Forensics MiniLab (Order no. M3005)

Thanks to shows like CSI, forensics is a popular field that interests all types of students. Using the CSI Forensics MiniLab, students develop an understanding of forensic science and gel electrophoresis while investigating the mystery of who killed Dr. Ward.

Description
Ideal for 9-12th grade Biology and Forensic Science students, this MiniLab contains materials for 10 groups (30-40 students). Using the MiniOne System and this CSI Forensics MiniLab, students get a chance to be crime scene investigators in the classroom.

Students cast, load, and run agarose gels using DNA from a crime scene, victim, and three suspects
Logically integrate multiple lines of evidence, including fingerprints, hair samples, and DNA profiling to connect an individual with a crime scene
Understand the statistical principles of human identification using DNA
Store in the refrigerator; GreenGel Cups should be left in the original package and protected from light; guaranteed stable for six months with proper storage

Materials Included in Each MiniLab
Each MiniLab contains enough materials for 10 workstations, 2 – 3 students per workstation. Materials include:

Ten 1% agarose GreenGel™ Cups
Five DNA samples
One bottle of 100 mL Tris-Borate-EDTA (TBE) buffer concentrate
One bag of 0.65 mL microcentrifuge tubes
One bag of 1 – 200 µL micropipette tips
Teacher guide