Strawberry DNA Extraction
Celebrating Henrietta Lacks
Saturday, February 08
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Northside Branch
Large Meeting RoomTeens and tweens can celebrate Henrietta Lacks' contributions to science this Black History Month by performing a DNA Extraction!
This Black History Month teens & tweens can celebrate Henrietta Lacks at the Northside Branch! We'll learn a bit about Henrietta Lacks and her contributions to cell and cancer research, we'll perform a DNA extraction experiment on strawberries, and we'll even build a DNA model out of candy! All materials are provided. Registration required. Ages 12 - 16.
Strawberries are essential to the experiment, attendance is not recommended if you have a strawberry allergy.
AGE GROUP: | Tween (11-13 years) | Teen (13-17 years) |
EVENT TYPE: | Tweens | Teens | Science & STEAM |
TAGS: | Black History Month |
Northside Branch
| Mon, May 04 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
| Tue, May 05 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
| Wed, May 06 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
| Thu, May 07 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
| Fri, May 08 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 09 | 9:30AM to 5:00PM |
| Sun, May 10 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
The Northside Branch is located on Russell Cave Road in north Lexington.
