Strawberry DNA Extraction with LXS and Illumina!

Program Type:

Featured, Summer Reading Program

Age Group:

Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
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Allowed Ages: 6 to 12

Event Details

Why are your eyes that color? Is your earlobe attached or detached? What makes up all the physical uniqueness about every living thing? DNA!! How do scientists read the DNA code? Let’s extract some DNA from a strawberry and discuss what each component does in this educational chemistry class. Join the League of Extraordinary Scientists & Engineers and real Genomics Scientists from Illumina!

Best for 2nd - 6th grade kids. Limit 25 students. Online registration required.

Accessibility

Need disability-related modifications or accommodations? Information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request by emailing JFRogers@sandiego.gov.