Exploration Labs
Experience Brookhaven's science through laboratory-based activities
The Exploration Labs experience focuses on making abstract scientific concepts real as students engage in hands-on activities grounded in research done at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Session Information
- Maximum 30 students/class
- Fee-based programs (BOCES-aidable)
- Contact us to schedule your field trip.
Programs
- DNA Extraction
Extract DNA from cells and learn about genetic material.
- Modeling Electron Microscopy
Use a model scanning probe microscope to identify the structure of a hidden material.
- Properties of Nano
Learn about the size, scale and properties of nanomaterials.
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- Discovering Solar Panels
Measure the electrical output of solar panels positioned at different angles.
- DNA Extraction
Extract DNA from cells and learn about genetic material.
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering
Transform bacteria by adding new DNA (genes) into the cell.
- Nanotechnology
Explore the applications of nanotechnology in the real world
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- Discovering Solar Panels
Measure the electrical output of solar panels positioned at different angles.
- DNA Extraction
Extract DNA from cells and learn about genetic material.
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering
Transform bacteria by adding new DNA (genes) into the cell.
- Nanotechnology
Explore the applications of nanotechnology in the real world
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- Discovering Solar Panels
Measure the electrical output of solar panels positioned at different angles.
- DNA Extraction
Extract DNA from cells and learn about genetic material.
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering
Transform bacteria by adding new DNA (genes) into the cell.
- Nanotechnology
Explore the applications of nanotechnology in the real world
- Accelerator Science
Determine the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron using a table-top particle accelerator.
- Assembling Amino Acids
Explore the basics of structural biology and learn about Brookhaven's SARS-CoV-2 research efforts.
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- DNA Analysis - Cutting DNA with Enzymes
Utilize restriction patterns to identify an unknown restriction enzyme.
- Encryption Cyber Security
Learn the basics of message encryption using Python code
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering (AP Lab)
Conduct a controlled genetic transformation experiment using green fluorescent protein and antibiotic resistant genes.
- Power of Python
Learn about statistics and coding via a BNL themed dice rolling game, then calculate statistics about the probabilties of given rolls using Python
- Virus Infection Lab
Infect E.coli with T7 bacteriophage to determine virus infectivity.
- Accelerator Science
Determine the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron using a table-top particle accelerator.
- Assembling Amino Acids
Explore the basics of structural biology and learn about Brookhaven's SARS-CoV-2 research efforts.
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- DNA Analysis - Cutting DNA with Enzymes
Utilize restriction patterns to identify an unknown restriction enzyme.
- Encryption Cyber Security
Learn the basics of message encryption using Python code
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering (AP Lab)
Conduct a controlled genetic transformation experiment using green fluorescent protein and antibiotic resistant genes.
- Power of Python
Learn about statistics and coding via a BNL themed dice rolling game, then calculate statistics about the probabilties of given rolls using Python
- Virus Infection Lab
Infect E.coli with T7 bacteriophage to determine virus infectivity.
- Accelerator Science
Determine the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron using a table-top particle accelerator.
- Assembling Amino Acids
Explore the basics of structural biology and learn about Brookhaven's SARS-CoV-2 research efforts.
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- DNA Analysis - Cutting DNA with Enzymes
Utilize restriction patterns to identify an unknown restriction enzyme.
- Encryption Cyber Security
Learn the basics of message encryption using Python code
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering (AP Lab)
Conduct a controlled genetic transformation experiment using green fluorescent protein and antibiotic resistant genes.
- Power of Python
Learn about statistics and coding via a BNL themed dice rolling game, then calculate statistics about the probabilties of given rolls using Python
- Virus Infection Lab
Infect E.coli with T7 bacteriophage to determine virus infectivity.
- Accelerator Science
Determine the charge-to-mass ratio of an electron using a table-top particle accelerator.
- Assembling Amino Acids
Explore the basics of structural biology and learn about Brookhaven's SARS-CoV-2 research efforts.
- Build a Better Battery Through Chemistry
Design and perform an experiment that tests properties of metals and electrolytes for their potential as conductors for a wet cell battery.
- Detecting the Building Blocks of Matter
Practice the art of particle detection to see cosmic rays
- DNA Analysis - Cutting DNA with Enzymes
Utilize restriction patterns to identify an unknown restriction enzyme.
- Encryption Cyber Security
Learn the basics of message encryption using Python code
- Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering (AP Lab)
Conduct a controlled genetic transformation experiment using green fluorescent protein and antibiotic resistant genes.
- Power of Python
Learn about statistics and coding via a BNL themed dice rolling game, then calculate statistics about the probabilties of given rolls using Python
- Virus Infection Lab
Infect E.coli with T7 bacteriophage to determine virus infectivity.