• Overview
• Overview for teachers
• The mechanism of PCR
• Denaturation
• Annealing
• Continuing the cycle
• PCR and agriculture
• PCR practical
• Sample assessment (PDF)
• Glossary
• Case study 1 - foreign fish in our market
• Learning outcomes for students
• PD for teachers
• Teacher information
• Experiment 1 - performing a BLAST search (PDF)
• Experiment 2 - creating a phylogenetic tree (PDF)
• Laboratory activity - Oxidation of Fish Oil (PDF)
• Case study 2 - oyster bloom
• Learning outcomes for students
• PD for teachers
• Teacher information
• The oyster industry
• Background of oysters
• Aquaculture in South Australia
• Experiment 1 - induction of spawning in oysters (PDF)
• Experiment 2 - observing the male and female oyster gamates (PDF)

Professional development for teachers

1. Discussing the science behind aquaculture.
2. Developing alternative resources for the teaching of sexual reproduction, gamete traits, life cycle and the role of hormones.