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Curated OER

Microbiology Lab Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this biology worksheet, students are introduced to the practices of safety as related to using a laboratory and then answer some questions as an assessment.
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Curated OER

Rules of Laboratory Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a list of lab safety statements in small groups. They share their lists with the entire class and the entire group decides on at least seven rules, with accompanying reasons for using proper lab safety.
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Curated OER

Microbes Are Everywhere - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to list at 3 rules for operating in a laboratory and to explain why each is important. They are able to identify problems with laboratory scenarios presented by the teachers. Students execute a lab protocol using...
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Virginia Department of Education

Safety and the Material Safety Data Sheet

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While many chemicals are used in biology class, many pupils don't understand the material safety data sheets. The lesson explains each part and the importance of understanding the forms. Young scientists use safety equipment to ensure...
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Towson University

Mystery Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How did scientists determine the cause of illness before technology? Science scholars play the role of medical researcher in an engaging guided inquiry activity. Using observations, technical reading, and Punnett squares, learners...
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Curated OER

Safety in the Biology laboratory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review safety in the biology laboratory. They summarize the rules and safety procedures by completing several activities such as practice questions, taking notes andbecoming familiar with the location of safety equipment.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Barn Owl Pellet Lab

For Students 9th - 12th
In this lab activity, students dissect a barn owl pellet then identify the different small animals found in the owl pellet. Using class data they calculate percentage present as well as complete 8 post lab questions.
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Curated OER

Confident Commute: Increasing Safety for Teen Drivers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm possible causes for motor vehicle accidents involving teen drivers. In this biology lesson, students study national data regarding teen driving behaviors. They create awareness materials to help promote safe driving...
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Virginia Department of Education

Prokaryotes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lead your biology class on a cell-sized adventure! Emerging scientists construct models of prokaryotes, then design an experiment to properly grow a bacterial culture. They conclude the activity by viewing the culture under a microscope....
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Nuffield Foundation

Following Gene Transfer by Conjugation in Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After the lab, you'll be able to solve this analogy: Natural selection is to vertical transfer of genes as ___ is to the horizontal transfer of genes. Young biologists conduct an experiment on E. coli bacteria to explore the process of...
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Curated OER

Genetically Modified Food (GMF)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore genetically modified foods through various experiments. In this biology lesson, students discuss the safety issues related to GMF's. They conduct a PCR analysis to identify the presence of genetic modification.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Karyotypes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this karyotype worksheet, students answer 5 pre-lab questions before cutting out numbered chromosomes and matching them to unnumbered chromosomes to create a karyotype.
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Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

Organic Molecules Day—Chemistry Outreach

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
In search of an organic lab that employs real-life techniques and analysis methods? Groups carry out the nitration of methyl benzoate, then attempt to determine the number and location of the nitro groups added to the benzene ring....
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Curated OER

Hormone-Induced Plant Propagation Lab using Carrot Root Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners evaluate the importance of hormones in living things. In this biology lesson, students experiment on carrots to differentiate how humans and plants reproduce. They collect data from experiment to answer analysis questions.
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Curated OER

General Microbiology Lab Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the different types of equipment necessary for the experiments in the pGLO kit. They examine the techniques and safety procedures for working with the kit.
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Curated OER

Food Safety and Quality Assurance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify and interpret how milk is processed and learn important concepts in food safety and quality assurance. They identify how milk is processed, the importance of food safety, and the quality assurance process. Students also...
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Curated OER

Protect the Skin You're in

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. They test the effectiveness of various sunscreens and administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. In addition, they implement a public...
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Curated OER

The Motion of a Virus Through a Population

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students test the factors that influence the rate at which a virus spreads through a population. They complete a lab activity then discuss data collected and review and answer a set of questions.
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Cornell University

Extracting DNA

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Uncover the basics of DNA structure through exploration activities. Collaborative groups build DNA models and recreate the process of replication. Then, using plant cells such as peas or strawberries, they extract a DNA sample.
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Curated OER

Semipermeable Membranes and Bioaccumulation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Beginning biologists place a drop of food coloring into water of differing temperatures to observe the effect on the diffusion rate. They remove the shells from raw eggs and then experiment with osmosis over the remaining membranes....
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Curated OER

Elastic Recoil in Arteries and Veins

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A lab in which high schoolers examine the difference between arteries and veins. Budding biologists will find out which blood vessel can stretch furthest, recording their data in a table then answering several questions evaluating their...
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Nuffield Foundation

Observing Water Moving Through Plants

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
We know plants assist in the water cycle, but how do plants get water from the ground into the air? Through a series of demonstrations or labs, scholars observe the movement of water through plants. They microscopically view the cells...
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Curated OER

Anatomy of the Heart

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the different parts of the heart. In this biology lesson, 10th graders perform dissection of the fetal pig. They explain how the heart maintains homeostasis.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enzyme Labs Using Jello

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers test for the presence of enzymes in fruit and the specificity of those enzymes, as well as to identify and show the susceptibility of enzymes to certain environmental factors (temperature and pH) originating in the...

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