The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (ABCWUA) has launched a major effort beginning in 2007 to teach citizens about changes coming soon regarding the source of our drinking water supply. As you may know, 100% of Albuquerque’s drinking water comes from an aquifer deep beneath us. By the summer of 2008 -- for the first time in history -- this will change to a combination of surface (river) water and aquifer water.
We hope you will invite one of our water resource educators into area K-12 classrooms to engage students in a 45 minute, hands-on presentation. Our mission is to help them understand where their drinking water comes both now and in the near future, and teach them what they can do to help conserve and protect their drinking water supply. Our program includes presentations that appeal to all grades. Much of what we teach fits into one or more state standards, not only in science, but in math, social studies and language arts. This means that our presentations are suited to each of these core curriculum areas.
*To schedule a classroom presentation, contact: Katie Babushka, 975-0036, katie@waterfestnm.com
Mobile Molecular Biology Lab
What is the Mobile Molecular Biology Lab?
The Mobile Molecular Biology Lab brings contemporary biology research techniques to high school classrooms across the state. Students participate in a hands-on molecular biology lab activity. The laboratory techniques and discussion guide students through the determination of their phenotype and genotype for a gene that controls the ability to taste a bitter chemical. Students predict their genotype from their phenotype and use techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR amplification, restriction enzyme screening, and gel electrophoresis to determine their actual genotype.
Objectives of the Mobile Lab:
· Give students the opportunity to use state-of-the-art scientific equipment and techniques.
· Reinforce the principles of biology topics such as the scientific method, genetics, and evolution.
· Provide teachers and students with a biology experience that would otherwise be cost prohibitive.
· Increase high school student awareness of contemporary biology research and opportunities.
Benefits of the Mobile Lab:
· All equipment and supplies are provided.
· The Mobile Lab Facilitator does the set-up and leads the activities.
· Lab activities and discussion are designed to help reach the New Mexico State Performance Standards and Benchmarks in the life sciences.
For more information please contact the Mobile Lab Facilitator:
Kayce Bell
Email: kcbell@nmsu.edu
Phone: (505) 646-2175