Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab

This is probably one of our new favorite experiments! To show Harry that DNA is in all living things, we did a very simple experiment to extract the DNA from strawberries. Harry was completely blown away by this! It was so cool too!!

Materials:

 2 strawberries 

2/3 cup water

1 tablespoon dish soap

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons rubbing alcohol (refrigerate first)

Strainer, cotton balls, bowl, cups, bags, forks 

What to do:

1. Combine water, soap, and salt in a bowl. Mix well.

2. Put strawberries in a zip lock bag. Add the soap, water, and salt mixture.

3. Mash until foamy.

4. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a new container/bowl.

5. Pour the rubbing alcohol into the container. Wait 2 minutes. 

6. Use a fork or cotton ball to lightly skim the top of the mixture and extract the DNA. 

SO AWESOME!!!!!