Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Workshop Plan

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

• Lesson: PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, & Transformation

• Activity: Make Your Own Primers

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Polymerase Chain Reaction

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Polymerase Chain Reaction

3D PCR Animation:

http://www.dnalc.org/view/15475-The-cycles-of-the-polymerase-chain-reaction-PCR-3D-animation-with-no-audio.html

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Primer Design

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Gel Electrophoresis

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Sequencing

Sanger Sequencing Explanation:

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/3d/29-sanger-sequencing.html

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series

Transformation

Activity: Make Your Own Primers

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DON’T FORGET! •18-22 base pairs•50-60% GC Content•Wallace Rule: 4 degrees per C or G, 2 degrees per A or T Melting temperature of the primer. Subtract two degrees for annealing temperature.•Melting temperature 55-60 degrees•3’ Nucleotide = C or G

NCBI Primer Blast: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast/Primer3: http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/

Any Questions?

Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series