Science: Strawberry DNA Extraction!

Science came alive in our classroom as students stepped into the shoes of geneticists to answer a thrilling question:

Can you actually see real DNA with the naked eye?

Using strawberries—which are uniquely packed with extra sets of chromosomes—our class successfully extracted visible, stringy DNA strands using simple household items!

How We Did It:

Mash: Physically broke down the strawberry cell walls.

Dish Soap: Dissolved the fatty cell and nuclear membranes.

Salt: Helped the loose DNA strands clump together.

Ice-Cold Alcohol: Forced the DNA out of solution, making it precipitate into cloudy white threads ready to spool on a wooden stick!

Hands-on labs like this turn abstract textbook concepts into unforgettable discoveries. Our young scientists proved they have what it takes to explore the building blocks of life!