This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I am a 4-8th grade science teacher in a diverse urban school. I see a total of 150 amazing kids every day. I want my students to become skilled, passionate, and habitual lifelong learners. I want my students to enjoy science.
I want my students to really understand the topic.
I work with an amazing group of children who are eager to learn. I enjoy seeing the excitement in their eyes when we get ready to complete a science lab. My students come from diverse backgrounds which make them unique. Many of my students come from low income families. However, they are the best kids on the planet.
My Project
This is why I am requesting several DNA Necklace kits. It is a fun and exciting laboratory activity for isolating human genomic DNA and creating wearable DNA necklaces. Following a simple procedure, students extract crude DNA from their own cheek cells. After transferring the DNA to plastic micro centrifuge tubes, students fashion the tubes into DNA pendant necklaces using colored string.
Your help will ensure that my students have the opportunity to study DNA in a more in-depth way.
Learning about the DNA will be so much fun after making their necklaces. I hope you can help get the students excited about science.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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