Biology Labs


  • Lab Experiment
    Water Transpiration Plant Lab
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    Lab
    Students will use the concepts of adhesion and cohesion to understand the process of transpiration in plants to transport water through the plant. The form and function of stomata are also covered.
    NGSS Standard
    MS-LS1-4 (Animal Plant Structures)
    		  
    Published by Matthew Gibson
  • Lab Experiment
    Starfish Classification Lab
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    To understand how the starfish (Echinoderm) relates to its classification. Students will give three characteristics of each animal, so they can identify the organism. All students will discuss the relationship between the arthropods and echinoderms.
    NGSS Standard
    MS-LS1-4 (Animal Plant Structures)
    MS-LS4-2 (Anatomical Structures)
    4-LS1-1 (Plant Animal Structures)
    3-LS1-1 (Life Cycles)
    3-LS2-1 (Animal Group Behavior)
    		  
    Published by Henry Dill
  • Lab Experiment
    Invertebrate Diversity Lab: Insects
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    In this invertebrate lab, students collect and observe local insects. The main purpose of the lab is to build students' observation skills.
    NGSS Standard
    MS-LS2-5 (Biodiversity)
    4-LS1-1 (Plant Animal Structures)
    2-LS4-1 (Biodiversity)
    		  
    Published by Allen Nelson
  • Lab Experiment
    Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration Lab: Breathing and Holding Your Breath
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    Lab
    In this aerobic and anaerobic respiration lab, students learn a basic understanding of the regulation of breathing. Students then design an experiment to test whether changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in their bodies influence how long they can hold their breath.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS1-2
    HS-LS1-3
    		  
    Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
  • Lab Experiment
    Mendelian Genetics Lab - Dragon Genetics
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    In this genetics lab, students use Popsicle sticks to represent a pair of homologous chromosomes with multiple genetic traits. Teams of students use their sets of Popsicle sticks to model fertilization and then identify the genetic makeup and phenotypic traits, resulting in a fictitious baby dragon.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS3-3
    MS-LS3-2 (Types of Reproduction)
    		  
    Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
  • Lab Experiment
    Properties of Water Lab
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    In this chemistry lab, students examine the properties of water by dropping water onto a penny. Students will be able to visually see how hydrogen bonding causes the cohesion of water by the formation of a water bubble on top of the penny. At the end of the lab, students will graph their results.
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    Published by NGSS Life Science
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    Cellular Respiration Modeling Lab
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    In this cellular respiration modeling lab, students act out the three parts of cellular respiration: glycolysis, electron transport chain, and the Kreb cycle. Students at the end of the lab will learn the chemical formula for cellular respiration, how ATP is synthesized using NADH and FADH2, and why acetyl Co-A is broken down and CO2 gas is released as a waste product. This cellular respiration modeling lab is great for visual and kinesthetic learners.
    NGSS Standard
    HS-LS1-7
    HS-LS2-3
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science
  • Lab Experiment
    Endocytosis Lab
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    In this endocytosis modeling lab, students try to figure out how to put food molecules into a paper bag by only using their hands and string and without exposing the inside of the bag. This modeling lab is a challenging activity until one group gets why the string is needed to pinch off the side of the bag to make a vesicle around the food molecules. Topics covered include vesicles, endocytosis, and phagocytosis.
    NGSS Standard
    MS-LS1-2 (Cell Organelles)
    		  
    Published by NGSS Life Science

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