Eel DNA extraction at Capel's Mill

Lesson: Science

Class: Year 6: Emerald Year: 2023 - 2024

Emerald Class spent a morning down at Capel's Mill with Tamsin from Stroud Valleys Prokect, our mission was to extract water from the river to see if eel DNA was present.

We used our map reading skills and then set up stations at various locations along the river.  We collected water samples and then had to filter the water, add a buffer solution and then send off the samples.  The laboratory will then test the water samples to see if there is evidence of eel DNA.

We learnt all about the life cycle of the eel and the incredible 4,000 mile journey they take from the Sargasso Sea and end up in Stroud 2 or 3 years later. 

Big thank you to Tamsin for such a fascinating moring, we are all very interested in these incredible creatures.