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
Materials:
- Blind
- Coin for random selection
- Data sheet for data collection
- Computer for statistical analysis
Exercises:
- Conduct an experiment on Therapeutic Touch
- Test hypothesis that humans have energy fields and can detect these fields
- Share data with class and analyze results
- Answer biological question and present results
