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GESC Kit Rental: Kit Rental Application

GESC Kit Rental Details

The Genovesi Environmental Study Center (GESC) offers rich and experiential, environmental science programs for students and teachers at all grade levels. As a premier informal science destination space, GESC’s mission is to deliver hands-on environmental science and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) instruction. 

GESC offers science laboratory kits in the subjects of Zoom into Microbiology, Wildlife Forensics, or Genetically Modified Foods. Teachers may rent these kits, at no cost, to conduct a laboratory activity in their classrooms. Kits will be delivered to the school's main office, in the form of two rolling cases, equipped with enough material for all your students. Click the links below to register for one of the three kit rentals available.
 
For any inquiries email gesc@schools.nyc.gov.

Zoom into Microbiology Kit

Zoom into Microbiology (Grades 6-8)

The Zoom into Microbiology kit includes microscopes, pond water, books and other equipment to run a microbiology lab to learn the functions of a microscope, and observe animal tissue and live protist.

 

Wildlife Forensics Kit

Wildlife Forensics (Grades 8-12)* 

The Wildlife Forensics kit includes equipment to run a gel electrophoresis lab, to determine wild and farm-raised DNA, through the visible separation of DNA through agar gel.

* Kits must be utilized in a Living Environment regents course
 

Genetically Modified Foods Kit

Genetically Modified Foods (Grades 10-12)* 

The Genetically Modified Foods kit includes equipment to run a gel electrophoresis lab, to determine if crop samples are genetically modified, through the visible separation of DNA through agar gel.

*Kits must be utilized in a Living Environment regents course.