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09.22.2019_Kids Who Clone: The Sweet Smell of Science (Participant)

Location

BioBuilder Learning Lab
700 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States of America
Room Number: @LabCentral

Summary

Population growth is a concern across the world, but to fully understand its potential impact, one needs to first understand the principles that control populations and how growth can be measured. In this lab, students will use E. coli that smells like bananas to learn how to measure and predict growth. Students will learn about growth curves and how to prepare standards to measure cell density. They will also learn how to graph the data they collect for analysis, allowing them to make predictions about growth patterns and rates. Lab will end with an exercise in design, using the lab’s tools and concepts to address challenges impacting our world.

Intended Age Group: 10-14 years old. This workshop is scheduled for September 22, 2019, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Required background: Some understanding of cells and cell function. A working knowledge about DNA as the coding language of cells. Familiarity with a laboratory environment is helpful but not required. 

When registering, please enter the name of the participant as it should appear on a name badge. A separate link is provided for chaperones, who must register but not as a paying attendee. Chaperones may register at http://bit.ly/KWC9-22Chaperone.

LabCentral does not offer free parking. There is very limited meter parking on Main Street and other adjacent streets. Visitors are encouraged to use the MBTA. LabCentral is a half mile walk directly down Main Street from the Kendall Square/MIT Station on the Red Line and a half mile walk down Mass Ave to Main Street from the Central Square Station on the Red Line.  

A minimum of 10 attendees will be needed to run this workshop. We have a 24 hour cancellation policy for these workshops. If you are unable to attend and inform us of your change in plans 24 hours or more in advance, we will issue a full refund. We are unable to refund registration fees if cancellation is made within 24 hours of the start of the workshop.

Questions? Email us at kelley@biobuilder.org
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