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    Sep 15, 2007, 12:41 PM
    Need Ideas
    Okay, I am creatively challenged when it comes to projects that my kids have to do for school.

    My daughter has to make a strand of DNA for a science project. They already did the one that uses candy in class, so we can't do that.

    Does anyone know of a really cool way to make a strand of DNA?
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    Sep 15, 2007, 12:45 PM
    Here is some instructions on how to make a strand using K'Nex toys : http://tandem.bu.edu/knex/knex.pdf

    My brother actually used these when he was in school and it came out awesome! :)
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    Sep 15, 2007, 12:52 PM
    My son said colored marshmellows and tooth picks.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 02:24 PM
    I'll have to check the cost of the K'nex, we're on a student's budget. LOL

    The marshmallows may work well.

    I'm just not artistic at all.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 02:30 PM
    I know they have the Knex at Toys R Us.

    Here are some of the prices : Toys "R" Us - K'Nex

    I don't think it matters if you get a value set or a set such as the "ferris wheel" set, as long as it has the right pieces in the instructions I gave you above. :)

    **EDIT** - Don't feel too bad, my artistic abilities are pretty much zero! LOL :p
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    Sep 15, 2007, 02:39 PM
    LOL, well ToysRUs is out of the question for us. I am not driving 2 hours one way to get supplies.

    I may get some Floam at Walmart tomorrow and see how that works.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 02:42 PM
    2 hours... ouch! I'm pretty sure they have them at Walmart too, I was just 100% sure they had them at Toys R Us. :p

    The Floam sounds like a neat idea! Let me know how it turns out!
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    Sep 15, 2007, 02:43 PM
    Walmart also has the bricks of clay in different colors. I love floam.Wow I loved helping my kids do science projects. You could get skewers, or the little poms in different colors, or even stickers, some come in dots usually a sheet of 1 color. So many options... walmart has a decent craft department. Heck you could even use paint. *edit sorry I am getting carried away my baby is a freshman:(, helping with science projects are over.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 04:13 PM
    Oh, FB!!

    I LOVE the last link. To be perfectly honest, it's the only one I looked at. We have a store up the road called The Neighborhood Tutor that carries the kit, but they are sold out. I may just have to try making my own kit with these instructions.

    THANKS A BUNCH!!
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    Sep 15, 2007, 04:17 PM
    It makes me feel so good to be able to help you J9.
    The admin and MODs rarely need our help and when you do, if we could even help one itty bit,
    The pleasures all mine. :)
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    Sep 15, 2007, 04:18 PM
    I checked out the jewelry site too. That really looks like it could be fun. I've printed that one as Rae loves to make jewelry so that will make it more fun to her. We may just go with that one.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 04:23 PM
    I liked the jewelry one too.
    Someday... science projects in the future of my kid ;)
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