Specifications
Materials Included in Kit: Cornmeal glucose yeast agar, 20 g
Glycerin solution, 50%, 50 mL
Lysol
®, concentrate, 250 mL
Cover slips, glass #1, 22 x 22 mm
Culture (petri) dish 90 x 15 mm, 20
Microscope slides, glass, pkg/72
Pipet, Beral-type, graduated, 15
Additional Materials Required: Autoclave or pressure cooker, paper towels, Bunsen burners, Parafilm™, compound light microscopes, pencils with eraser, dissecting needles, permanent markers, 1-L Erlenmeyer flask, safety lighters, foam plug to fit Erlenmeyer flask, spray bottles or wash bottles, glass stirring rod, stereoscopes, heat-resistant gloves, stir bar, incubator (shared), stirring hot plate, inoculating loops, distilled or deionized water, lens paper.
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Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†
Science & Engineering Practices
Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
MS-LS3.B: Variation of Traits
HS-LS1.A: Structure and Function
HS-LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Structure and function
Stability and change
Performance Expectations
HS-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
HS-LS3-2. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
HS-LS3-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.