Genetics/Forensic Science

Crime Lab Chemistry: Solving Mysteries with Chromatography

In this unit’s prime scenario, pegging the pen used to write a ransom note comes down to chromatography: a technique for separating mixtures into their (telling) chromatography parts. Student-detectives explore the concepts of solubility, pigm... More.

DNA Colossal Concept Poster

Help students to understand the “secret life” with this dramatic display of the structure of DNA presented in precise detail. Teacher’s guide contains additional information about genes and the components of DNA. Also offers a variety ... More.

Dealing With Murder – Dead and Breakfast

The scene is an estate auction at the Dearbought Inn, where guests have assembled to bid on newly acquired antiques. To the dismay of no one, Dusty Mantel dies at the breakfast table the morning after the auction where he managed to rub everyone the wro... More.

Dealing With Murder – Fatal Error

Richard Webster and his crack staff of software developers have locked themselves in a think tank until their ground-breaking computer program “Rosebud” is complete. When the doors finally open, Webster’s dead body is discovered ha... More.

DNA Model

This preassembled, true-to-life DNA model is built to a scale of 10 cm to 1 mm and accurately depicts a 16 base pair section of DNA. The phosphate-deoxyribose backbone and the four bases are represented by custom plastic moldings that show t... More.

Forensics Knowledge Card Deck

Many people have an appetite for the details of crime solving from high-tech DNA analysis to no-tech wisdom that investigators pick up on the job, and this deck rewards that fascination with 48 questions and answers like “True or False? It... More.

Standards-Based Investigations: Forensic Science

Immerse students in the increasingly popular field of forensic science. Improve content-area literacy and critical-thinking skills by having students apply science concepts into lab activities like comparing hair fibers, working with blood sampl... More.

Protein Synthesis Kit

Use this kit to model the translation process by assembling and moving the pieces on a magnet-receptive marker board. Ribosome pieces can be moved along the mRNA strand as amino acids bond to the growing polypeptide chain. Kit includes one large tRN... More.

Genetic Concepts Kit – Lab-Aids® No. 70

Duplicate Mendel’s years of work and research in minutes. This series of experiments and carefully developed worksheets leads students through the problems encountered by the “Father of Genetics,” enabling the students to “redisc... More.

Blood Typing Kit Using Saliva

This kit makes it possible for students to learn blood typing principles without drawing a single drop of blood. Students will use their saliva to determine whether or not they are among the 80 percent of the general population who are secretors. Those ... More.