Educational kit

摘要

A kit for students to carry out biotechnology experiments in a classroom, comprising a plurality of first containers, each of the first containers containing a sample of a prepared substance for use in the experiments; at least one of the prepared substances including a biologically derived constituent; each of the prepared substances having constituents selected for their safety in a classroom experiment, while being representative of a substance used in an industrial experiment. A plurality of second containers are also provided, the second containers being arranged to receive a number of test samples of substances to be tested. A number of aids are also provided to allow the students to carry out the experiments in the absence of instrumentation used in the industrial experiment, along with a set of instructions to permit the students to carry out the classroom experiment and thereby to better understand the industrial experiment.