Facilitator: Mary Clark (Whitney M. Young Magnet High School)

Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm

Location: Lindblom Math & Science Academy 6130 S. Wolcott Ave. Chicago, IL 60636

This workshop is an opportunity for teachers to try out new twists on traditional AP Biology labs as a way to introduce and reinforce the Big Ideas of the course. Participants will learn how to incorporate 21st-century lab skills & practices including pipetting, DNA gel electrophoresis, and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) into their course in a meaningful way. With a focus on understanding the science behind the techniques, teachers are trained to troubleshoot and modify labs on the fly, and to feel confident in their general lab skills.

Activities include:

• Pipetting Practice
• Candy Dye Gel Electrophoresis
• Cancer Gene Detection
• Crime Scene Investigator
• Restriction Digestion and Analysis of Lambda DNA
• pGLO Transformation
• Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration with Algae Beads
• C. elegans Behavior and Chemotaxis 

Participants earn access to free lab materials and loaner equipment through the  Baxter Box program.

Participants earn 6 CPDUs.