Try it yourself!

Here are some experiments you could try at home.

DNA extractions from fruit and veg

Recipe sheet for DNA extractions in the kitchen - by Centre members.

 

Gel electrophoresis

Recipe sheet for gel electrophoresis in the kitchen - by Centre members.

 

Growing crystals

Recipe sheet for growing crystals in the kitchen - by Centre members.

Information for teachers/demonstrators.

 

Making plastic

Recipe sheet for making plastic in the kitchen - by students from the University of Oxford Department of Chemistry.

 

Making paint

Recipe sheet for making paint in the kitchen - by the Oxford University Museums

 

Smarties chromatography

Recipe sheet for chromatography in the kitchen, using Smarties - by students from the University of Oxford.

 

DNA modelling

DNA modelling recipe - by Centre members.

DNA base modelling recipe sheet - by Centre members.

 

Science Fair projects

www.instructables.com/id/Science_Fair_Projects

DNA activities

www.yourgenome.org/downloads/activities.shtml

 

Toys from trash - includes "Beginner's Biology" section

http://arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html

 

Contributed Links

www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html

www.preiser.com/at-home-science-laboratory-experiments

www.partselect.com/JustForFun/Taking-Science-From-The-Lab-To-The-Kitchen.aspx

 ... and from Ms. Ward's class somewhere in Maine, US:

www.designerappliances.com/articles/a-home-guide-to-kitchen-science-experiments