Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Dna Extractions
This is a lab exercise giving instructions for the extraction of DNA from several different starting materials.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Dna and Verdicts
Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Extract Dna
Dissect strawberries and use common household ingredients to successfully extract and examine the strawberry DNA.
Other
British Columbia Institute of Technology: Extraction of Dna
A lab experiment to extract DNA from an onion using household equipment. Procedure includes both videos and pictures.
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: How to Extract Dna From Anything Living
An experiment to extract DNA from green split peas, spinach, chicken liver, strawberries, and broccoli using simple household reagents.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library:garden Lesson Plans: Fruit Salad Hold the Dna, Please [Pdf]
After learning about DNA and how it is used in crime scene analysis, young scholars take part in a lab activity where they extract DNA from ripened fruit.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: How to Extract Dna From Anything Living
Four steps is all it takes to get DNA out of a variety of living things. The requirements include a blender, meat tenderizer, isopropyl alcohol, and a test tube. Sources of DNA include but are not limited to split peas, strawberries,...
Other
Cambridge Hands on Science: C Ha Os Science Roadshow: Kiwi Dna
Engaging, hands-on experiment where learners identify the DNA of a kiwi.
The Franklin Institute
Inquiry Almanack: Bio Point
Discover from a student's point of view what a "DNA fingerprint," is and how it is extracted.