Biology Experiments

AP Biology

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• Cell Respiration:  Measuring Concentrations of CO2 and O2 - Teacher Notes
• Diffusion Through Membranes (Lab 1A)  - Teacher Notes
• Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity - Teacher Notes
• Drosophila Genetics - Teacher Notes
• Enzyme Action:  Testing Catalase Activity  - Teacher Notes
• Plant Pigment and Photosynthesis
• Transpiration

 

 

General Biology

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• Analysis of Sunscreen- Teacher Notes
• Chlorophyll and Visible Light - Teacher notes
• Spectral Analysis of Autumn Leaves - Teacher notes

• Observing Plasmolysis in Plant Cells - Teacher Notes
• Effect of Salt Solution on Cell Membranes (spectrophotometer) - Teacher notes
• Effect of Alcohol on Cell Membranes (spectrophotometer) - Teacher notes
• Mitosis in Onion Root Tip Cells
• Natural Selection in Moth Populations (computer simulation) - Teacher notes
• Photosynthesis and Respiration in Plants- Teacher Notes
• Spectal Color Plant Pigments (V spec version) - Teacher Notes
  
  
  

Ecology & Environmental Biology

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• A Stream in a Bucket
• Biodiversity and Ecosystems
• Acid Rain
• Determining the Amount of Nitrate in Water
• Freezing Point of Fresh Water - Teacher Notes
• Temperature Effects on Dissolved Oxygen in Water - Teacher Notes
• Transpiration with Calculators
• Watershed Testing - Teacher notes
• Primary Productivity

Enzyme Labs

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• Aerobic Respiration - Teacher notes
• Catalase:  Effect of Enzyme Concentration - Teacher Notes
• Sugar Fermentation in Yeast   - Teacher notes
• Effect of Temperature on Fermentation -

 

Human Physiology

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• ABO Rh Blood Typing - Teacher Notes
• Blood Pressure and Exercise  - Teacher Notes
• Comparison of Hand Grip Strength- Teacher Notes
• Grip Strength and Muscle Fatigue - Teacher Notes
• Electromyogram Analysis of Muscle Function - Teacher Notes
• Monitoring EKG
• Neuromuscular Reflexes

Microbiology

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• Making Yogurt

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Middle School

• Virtual Fruit Fly Genetics
• Comparing sunscreens by absorption of UV Light - Teacher Notes
• Electrophoresis Obstacle Course
• Heating and Cooling of Land and Water - Teacher Notes
• Reflectivity of Light - Teacher Notes
• Strawberry DNA Smash - Teacher Notes

 

Molecular Biology

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• Rainbow Electrophoresis - Teacher Notes

*This lab requires that the teacher have attended a workshop to learn how to use the equipment.