Reblogged from NC Museum of Natural Sciences Education Blog:

Dictionary.com defines the term "Strange Bedfellows" as:

Unlikely companions or allies; often used in the phrase “politics makes strange bedfellows.”

We like to employ that very concept in our lab classes. For example:

• What is the connection between Paracord, Lego blocks from Poland, clear plastic cups, onion roots, and microscopes? (Take our Cell Cycle class and find out!)
• What do aspirin, red glitter, ammonia, washing soda, a micropipette, a Buchner funnel, and a head of red cabbage have in common?

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