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Introduction to Prokaryotes: BacteriaWhat are bacteria? In this introductory lab students make smears of bacteria on microscope slides from pure cultures, perform a simple stain, and observe their stained slides under a microscope View »
Observing Plant CellsIn this lab students observe Elodea leaves under magnification. They will see cell walls and chloroplasts. From the movement of chloroplasts they will infer that cyclosis, or protoplasmic streaming, is occurring. They also will observe that most chloroplasts are pressed tightly against the cell wall and should infer from this that much of the cell is occupied by a vacuole. View »
Osmosis Eggsperiment Is your osmosis lesson all it’s cracked up to be? Get it cooking with this fun, hands-on activity. Using a couple of fresh chicken eggs and a few household items, students can discover the hard-boiled facts about osmosis in animal cells—unscrambling an abstract concept by making it tangible. View »
Introduction to FungiThis lab introduces students to the Kingdom Fungi through study of two phyla, the zygomycetes and basidiomycetes. View »
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Engineering for Sports: Traumatic Brain Injury
How can sports-related brain injuries be prevented? Get tips and resources to help your students engineer and test brain protection device designs. View »
Introduction to Prokaryotes: Bacteria
What are bacteria? In this introductory lab students make smears of bacteria on microscope slides from pure cultures, perform a simple stain, and observe their stained slides under a microscope View »
Observing Plant Cells
In this lab students observe Elodea leaves under magnification. They will see cell walls and chloroplasts. From the movement of chloroplasts they will infer that cyclosis, or protoplasmic streaming, is occurring. They also will observe that most chloroplasts are pressed tightly against the cell wall and should infer from this that much of the cell is occupied by a vacuole. View »
Introduction to Blood Types
In this lab, students are introduced to the human ABO blood groups. View »
Structure and Function in Plant and Animal Cell Osmosis
Use this fun, interesting lab activity to show students how various structures within plant and animal cells are affected by osmosis. View »
Tied Up in Protein Synthesis (or Lost in Translation): A Kinesthetic and Inquiry-Based Approach to Teaching the Central Dogma of Biology
In this exercise, students tie Windsor knots to create a translation product from mRNA instructions—a protein “necktie.” Your classroom is the nucleus, and the hallway is cytoplasm. View »
A Brief Look at Cells: Shape and Function
Discover morphologies of common cells and why they are shaped in such ways View »
Osmosis Eggsperiment
Is your osmosis lesson all it’s cracked up to be? Get it cooking with this fun, hands-on activity. Using a couple of fresh chicken eggs and a few household items, students can discover the hard-boiled facts about osmosis in animal cells—unscrambling an abstract concept by making it tangible. View »
Introduction to Fungi
This lab introduces students to the Kingdom Fungi through study of two phyla, the zygomycetes and basidiomycetes. View »
Introduction to Prokaryotes: Cyanobacteria
In this lab students observe two examples of cyanobacteria and make a simple comparison to a eukaryotic green alga. View »
Introduction to Protista: Paramecium
Complexity in a single cell. In this lab students observe Paramecium as an example of a complex ciliated protist. View »
The Role of the Lymphatic System
This activity focuses on the lymphatic system and kinds of allergic reactions. View »
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