2007 - 2008 shaping up to be a great year!
Schedule announced
Sixty-five schools from across Connecticut will challenge their students with advanced life science experiments this academic year. Twenty-six of the schools will host the BioBus, Connecticut's one of a kind mobile laboratory on wheels. Others will use similar equipment, on loan, through BioConnection.
For the complete 2007 - 2008 schedule of schools for BioBus and BioConnection, click here.
Here are some of the laboratory skills we'll be developing on the
BioBus and through BioConnection:
Measurement
Using a micropipette
Electrophoresis
Gel preparation and interpretation
Experiment design and analysis
Data recording and analysis
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We are looking for teachers in Tolland County ...
We still have availability for the 2008-2009 school year for BioBus visits in Tolland County. For more information, and to sign up, click here. |
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Extract DNA from Fruit in Your Classroom!
No special equipment needed!
| Looking for a great DNA-related experiment with no need for expensive equipment? Try the Fruit DNA Extraction exercise in the Classroom Resources section of the BioBus website. In this exercise, your class will be able to extract DNA from fruit to see what it looks and feels like. This process is similar to what scientists must do before they can use the information contained in DNA to solve crimes. |
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About the BioBus Educational Programs
Founded in 2001, the BioBus Educational Programs (http://ctbiobus.org) include teacher training and development and curriculum design as well as two flagship bioscience experience programs, Connecticut's BioBus and BioConnection. Since its inception, the BioBus Educational Programs have trained more than 600 teachers through professional development workshops and reached more than 52,000 students at over 300 schools.
The BioBus is a mobile lifescience laboratory. BioConnection is an equipment loan program that enables teachers all over Connecticut to bring sophisticated biotechnology to their classrooms.
BioBus Educational Programs is a subsidiary of Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE), the state bioscience organization, and relies on state support, CURE members and other Connecticut businesses for funding.
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