{"id":3722,"date":"2021-09-23T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:54:20","slug":"biology-bacterial-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/biology-bacterial-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology: Bacterial Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]**This class is limited to 32 students max.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this lab, students will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transform bacteria using a plasmid containing a jellyfish gene.<\/li>\n<li>Discover how bacteria transfer genetic material.<\/li>\n<li>Predict results of transformation under specific conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss how and why genes are regulated.<\/li>\n<li>Compare predictions to observations of non-transformed and transformed bacteria.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about plasmids and how bacteria transfer genetic material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Make a Reservation HERE&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscienceweb.clemson.edu%2Fcusoc%2Fmake-a-reservation%2F|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Fees and Payment HERE&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscienceweb.clemson.edu%2Fcusoc%2Ffees-and-payment%2F|target:_blank&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins, which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.<\/li>\n<li>B-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.<\/li>\n<li>B-LS3-2. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and\/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.<\/li>\n<li>B-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to the adaptation of populations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AP Big Idea:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Big Idea 3:\u00a0 Information Storage and Transmission (IST)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Typical Schedule*:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">9:00 &#8211; 9:15<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Arrive\/walk to the lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">9:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Start lab (up to 64 students**)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">10:45 &#8211; 11:15<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">End lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Schedule can be adjusted to meet your school&#8217;s needs<br \/>\n**If you have more than 64 students, see large group schedule[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Typical Large Group Schedule*:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">9:00 &#8211; 9:15<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Arrive\/walk to the lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">9:30 \u2013 11:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Lab for A group** (up to 64 students)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">11:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Switch groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">12:00 &#8211; 1:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Lab for B group*** (up to 64 students)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">1:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Depart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*Schedule can be adjusted to meet your school&#8217;s needs<br \/>\n**B group participates in another campus activity; school chaperones arrange<br \/>\n***A group participates in another campus activity; school chaperones arrange[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1753113249937-e3ee3fea-992d-8&#8243; include=&#8221;3997,3998,4006&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]**This class is limited to 32 students max. &nbsp; In this lab, students will: Transform bacteria using a plasmid containing a jellyfish gene. 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