Activity: extract your DNA

You will need

dna set up
  • Adult help!
  • Strawberries
  • Knife (adult step)
  • Seal-easy bag
  • Teaspoon
  • Salt
  • Washing up liquid
  • Additional water
  • Bowl with hot water, about 60°C (adult step)
  • Funnel (optional)
  • Kitchen paper
  • Glass
  • Fridge/Freezer
  • Vodka or Gin, chilled in the freezer for 10 minutes (adult step) 

Method

Instructions to extract strawberry DNA, with pictures, can be found here.

 

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