DNA extraction from fruit
Learning outcomes All –Be able to follow experimental instructions to perform an expt competently All – Be able to evaluate risk factors Most –Be able to evaluate validity of results and experimental procedure Some – Be able to suggest improvements to the experimental design
Things to do Decide on 5 risk factors. State what they are, the potential risk and how they will control the risk. Hazcards are available Could be presented as a table.
Possible risk assessment table Risk factor How it could be dangerous What could be done to prevent injury
Things to do Carry out experiment to extract DNA from kiwi fruit experiment. Answer the questions
More things to do The EMPA will be based on prior knowledge from anywhere in the AS syllabus. Complete the questions for this expt. Like the EMPA these will be collected in and marked.