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Dye Electrophoresis Lab: Molecular Rainbow - Instructor's and Student's Guide
Version: 1.0 - Release: April 2022 - © 2022 by miniPCR bio™
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Instructor's Guide
Learning goals and skills developed
Student Learning Goals - students will:
• Explain how gel electrophoresis can be used for molecular separation
• Analyze the components of unknown mixtures using gel electrophoresis
• Identify how charged molecules will behave in an electric field
Scientific Inquiry Skills - students will:
• Identify or pose a testable question
• Follow detailed experimental protocols
• Make a claim based in scientific evidence
• Use reasoning to justify a scientific claim
Molecular Biology Skills:
• Micropipetting
• Preparation of agarose gels
• Agarose gel electrophoresis
