Materials:
- Whole mount slides (living and preserved)
- From domain Bacteria, Eukarya
- From Protista, Kingdom Fungi, and Plantae
- Microscope
Exercises:
- Learn the primary morphological characteristics of each group
- Learn ecological niches these species have exploited
- Learn the name of the taxonomic group that these species belongs to
Materials:
- Chromosomes envelopes
- Body parts and phenotypic characters
- Rebop female
- Rebop male
- Rebop female and male in mating season
- Computer
- Instructions on website
- Image of chromosome smear
- Slides of sickle cells (low/high power)
- Power source
- Gel apparatus
- Gel running
- Gel electrophoresis results 1/2
Exercises:
Genetic Architecture-
- Build a rebop male and female
- Using a computer, navigate to the website with instructions on chromosome smears
- Follow instructions on the website.
Gel Electrophoresis-
- Seal the gel
- Place gel into apparatus
- Pour buffer into apparatus
- Place top on the apparatus
- Turn on power supply
- Examine the gel
Materials:
- Test solution and test chemicals
- Test tubes
- Beakers
- Hot plate
- Microscope
- Slides
Experiment:
- Test for carbohydrates, proteins and fats in food and different chemicals
- Find the dietary value of your favorite meal recently using computer analysis
- Reflect upon the lab and what you have learned
Materials:
- Slides
- Stain
- Onion Root tip
- Microscope
- Cork
Exercises:
- Examine different stages of mitosis
- Recognize cell division differences between animals and plants
- Look for dividing cells in plants
- Determine if mitosis occurs everywhere throughout the plant body
- See how to make chromosomes visible
- Examine different stages of mitosis and what they do
Materials:
- Elodea
- Chlorophyll extract
- Tradescantia guard cells
- Potato
- Sweet potato (white and brown)
- Turnip
- Apple
- Pear
- Banana
- Stains
- Microscope
Experiment:
- Prepare paper marking the inoculation point on chromatography paper.
- Prepare paper inoculation of sample on chromatography paper.
- Add solvent adding solvent to the chromatography development cylinder.
- Place paper in the developing solution.
- Analyze reactions
- Record data
- Present results
Materials:
- Thistle tube, dialysis tubing, corn syrup
- India ink solution for slides
- IKI and Methylene Blue solutions
- Bore and agar plate
- IKI and Methylene Blue in agar
- IKI and Methylene Blue in agar - solutions
- Ohaus balance
- Glucose solution, thread, dialysis tubing
- Cold water bath
- Warm water bath
Experiment:
- Bore 2 holes in agar plate and fill holes
- Fill holes with liquid
- Separate/open dialysis tubing
- Pour glucose and tie off the glucose bag
- Dry dialysis tube with glucose solution
- Weigh dialysis tube with glucose solution using Ohaus balance
- Place dialysis tube in warm water bath
- Observe results
Materials:
- Compound light microscope
- Dissecting scope
- Various whole mount slides (e.g., letter e, threads, etc.)
- Various wet mount preparations (paramecium, volvox, etc.)
- Slides and coverslips
- Stains
Exercises:
- Know the parts of the compound light microscope
- Know the parts of the dissecting scope
- Learn how to use the compound light microscope
- Learn how to use the dissecting scope
- Learn how to make wet mount slides
- Learn how to stain slides
- Apply knowledge of the microscope, slide preparation, staining in a forensic crime simulation
