The Elephant Trunk

10 Trunks

1 Crate per Trunk

The Elephant Trunk contains The Elephant Project curriculum and the supplementary resources to enrich The Elephant Project experience. This problem-based curriculum integrates Internet research, DNA analysis, and bioethical issues as students track down the origins of a piece of confiscated ivory. Students discover how modern biomolecular research tools can help conserve a species, in this case the African elephant.

Includes:

• The Elephant Project curriculum - we've broken down the materials into separate pdfs to make downloading easier
  
• Trunk introduction, overview and table of contents
• The Ivory Story scenario
• Background on Drs. Comstock and Wasser
• Elephant webquest
• Paper RFLP Teacher Guide and Student Protocol
• RFLP Teacher Guide
• RFLP Student Protocol
• Bioethics
• Whale Meat Assessment
• Example Teacher itineraries
• Flow Chart
• Africa Map with National Parks
• Dr. Comstock gel example
• 1 kb DNA Ladder addendum - important protocol information
• Photo of Dr. Comstock
• Photo of Dr. Wasser
• Trunk Inventory List
  
• Color overhead transparencies
• Books, maps, and videos on Africa and African elephants
• Simulated ivory carvings

NOTES:

1) SEP Teachers must attend a training workshop to sign up for an Elephant Trunk.

2) The Elephant Trunk does NOT contain the DNA or the gel electrophoresis equipment necessary to teach The Elephant Project. SEP teachers should sign up for a Gel Electrophoresis kit or supplies in addition to an Elephant Trunk.

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