⏰ School’s Almost In Session—Do You Have Your Edvotek Lab Supplies?

Summer vacation may have just started for some teachers a few short weeks ago, but for others, school is BACK and you’re hitting the ground running! At EDVOTEK, we want to make your transition from vacation to education as smooth as possible, so we’ve come up with a short-hand list for some of the best products to stock your lab with, so you’re never unexpectedly caught without enough pipette tips!

Safety, Safety, Safety!

A safe lab is a fun lab and having certain items on hand ensures that if something goes sideways, you have the means to handle it.

• Safety Goggles! – No lab should be running experiments without a pair for every student.
• Disposable Gloves – Make sure several sizes are in stock so that students can protect themselves from touching chemicals and reagents
• First Aid Kit – keep this stocked with bandaids and gauze
• Eye Wash Station – this goes hand-in-hand with your First Aid Kit!
• Safety Shower – Accidents happen, make sure you can decontaminate yourself!
• Fire Extinguisher – Need we say more?
• Lab Coat – Prevent contamination and protect skin and clothes from anything hazardous

The Tried & True Basics:

Pipettes are one of the most important equipment pieces for a lab to have on hand, but do not forget the tips!

• EDVOTEK Variable Pipettes & Tips
  • 0.5 – 10µl Variable Micropipette & Tips
  • 5 – 50µl Variable Micropipette & Tips
  • 100 – 1000 µl Variable Micropipette & Tips
• Deionized Water
• EdvoPette Pipettor – Great for teacher prep!
• Set of Beakers
• Set of Erlenmeyer Flasks
• Graduated Cylinders
• Microtest Tube Racks
• Water Bath Floats

Integral Equipment:

Here are some biotech must-haves that will serve you well with a range of experiments:

• Gel Electrophoresis Apparatus, Either the OG M12 or if you’re feeling fancy, the EDGE™ Integrated Electrophoresis System is perfect for students
• Power Supply – Either a 2-chamber or 4-chamber unit will serve you well!
• Microwave – You will use this All The Time.
• Water Bath – A 3L unit is small yet mighty
• Visualization System – White Light comes in handy with blue-stained gels and a blue light is great for SYBR-stained gels
• Extra Plastics – Microcentrifuge tubes, conical tubes, PCR tubes, and transfer pipets will always get used

Nice to Have:

If you’re looking to take your curriculum to the next level and explore more in the biotech sphere, look at these great pieces of lab equipment!

• Blue Light Visualization for Electrophoresis & GFP with Safety Glasses
• Classroom Thermal Cycler
• Vertical Protein Electrophoresis Apparatus
• Middle School Science Kits
• High School Science Kits
• Manipulative Models