Molecular Biology Classes Go On ELC Trip
Anna Zelenovich Columnist Molecular biology students were able to use the things they used in class to learn about the environment. Photo credit Anna Zelenovich. The Molecular Biology classes at Southeast Polk have had the opportunity to go to the Environmental Learning Center and apply what they have been learning in the classroom to things in nature. The ELC located off campus is filled with ponds, prairie and lots of wildlife. Molecular Biology is a class for mostly sophomores and juniors. Junior Holly Dannen went to the ELC earlier this week. “The ELC is a great place to apply what we learn in class to nature. We get to do hands on stuff and lots of different experiments,” Dannen said. Students are learning about different pH levels by doing some chemical testing and also what types of organisms are in the ponds by doing biological testing. “It is very interesting to see how the pH varies from spot to spot in the pond also finding out how many small livi...