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Specimen 1.

Banana

2. In the plastic cup, mix a solution of 1


1. Put 3 small pieces of banana
tsp. shampoo, 2 pinches of salt and 4
and ¼ cup of distilled H2O in
tsp. distilled water. Stir this solution
the plastic bag, seal the bag and slowly for about a minute until the
mash them. shampoo dissolves in the water.

4. Make a well with the tissue 3. Add 2 tsp. of the specimen


paper or handkerchief and slurry to the soap solution and
place it in the empty cup. Pour stir for five minutes using a bbq
in the mixture and let it filter. stick or a fork.

5. Fill the narrow tube with 2 tsp 6. Let the tube sit for 2-3 minutes
of cold isopropyl alcohol. Very without disturbing the solution.
slow, add 2 tsp. of the filtered
banana mixture.

7. Remove the DNA using a bamboo


8. Observe and document the
skewer (a twirling motion works
experiment.
best) and place it in a capped tube
filled with alcohol and observe
what happens after a few days.

9. Analyze the data. 10. Conclude

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