The 2024 Hawai‘i STEM Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center was the place to be on April 4-5, 2024!  STEM Pre-Academy and the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology Coral Resilience Lab (CRL) were on hand to introduce teachers to some excellent new science kits.

While many folks are familiar with the CRL’s Coral Bleaching Kit and STEM Pre-Academy’s C-MORE Science Kits, the teachers were excited to learn some new hands-on skills with the CRL’s new Molecular Biology activities and curriculum. CRL Project Manager, Madeleine Sherman and Outreach Associate, Maile Villablanca had teachers using pipettes, 9-volt batteries, and gel plates to get familiar with DIY electrophoresis!

With the valuable feedback gained from conference attendees, CRL hopes to have the Molecular Biology kits available through the CRL and STEM Pre-Academy websites soon!