LABORATORY ACTIVITIES FOR BIOLOGY I
The Biology curriculum development team considered the following laboratory
activities essential to the learning process of each unit. Copies are found in each
school’s biology department.
Introduction to Biology
Presenting Data *
Using Graphing Skills *
Recognizing Laboratory Safety *
Identifying Laboratory Equipment *
Making Metric Measurements *
Using SI Units #
Using a Compound Light Microscope *
Safety and the Material Safety Data Sheet +
Identifying Controls and Variables (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Penny Lab (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Classification
Classifying Organisms *
Using and Constructing a Classification Key *
Scientific Naming of Organisms @
Classification #
Using and Making a Biological Key #
Dichotomous Key @
Phylogeny (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Chemistry
Organic Compound Models @
Physical and Chemical Changes*
Using Acid-Base Indicators to Test Unknown Substances*
Identifying Organic Compounds *
Carbohydrates: Chemistry and Identification #
Proteins: Chemistry and Identification #
Fats: Chemistry and Identification #
Catalase (Enzymes) (Cindy Schroer – FDHS)
Cells
The Basic Unit of Life #
Study of Cells @
Comparing Plant and Animal Cells *
Normal and Plasmolyzed Cells #
Movement in Cells Lab Diffusion (Cindy Schroer – FDHS)
Cell Parts +
How the Cell Operates (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
The Anatomy of the Cell (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Movement in Cells (Cindy Schroer – FDHS)
Cell Energy: ATP, Photosynthesis, and Respiration
Cell Energy #
Cellular Respiration Lab (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Photosynthesis and Respiration +
Photosynthesis 1: The leaf and photosynthesis (Cindy Schroer - FDHS)
Internet Intro to Photosynthesis (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Fermentation (Cindy Schroer – FDHS)
Observing the Relationship Between Photosynthesis and Respiration *
Protein Synthesis: DNA and RNA
DNA and RNA #
tRNA and Protein Building #
Assembling a Protein Molecule *
Simulating Protein Synthesis *
Berry Full of DNA @
Replication of DNA (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Codon Bingo (Angie Larner – WMHS)
DNA The Double Helix (Angie Larner – WMHS)
DNA-RNA-Protein (Angie Larner – WMHS)
Semantic Feature Analysis for DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis +
Mutations and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacteria +
Cell Division
Mitosis #
Time for Mitosis #
Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis #
Mitosis and Cell Cycle +
Meiosis (Angie Larner – WMHS)
Mitosis Construction (Angie Larner –WMHS)
Genetics
Investigating Inherited Human Traits *
Finding Genotypes and Phenotypes for One Trait #
Finding Genotypes and Phenotypes for Two Traits #
The Principles of Genetics *
Constructing a Human Pedigree #
Pedigree Studies #
Human Pedigree Genetics #
Karyotypes *
Flower Anatomy #
Sex – linked Chromosomes +
Practice Genetics Problems (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Genetic Disorders (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
DNA Fingerprinting (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Pedigree Webquest (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Reebop Lab: Marshmallow Meiosis (Angie Larner – WMHS)
Ecology
Adapting to the Cold *
A Yeast Population Study #
Changes in the Survival Rate of U.S. Populations #
Abiotic Factors in a Freshwater Environment +
Climatograms (Elliott Boyd – SDHS)
Evolution
Amino Acid Sequences and Evolutionary Relationships *
Biochemical Evidence for Evolution #
Evolutionary Changes in Primates #
Life Without an Opposable Thumb (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
Making a Timeline of Life on Earth (Davian Killmon – SDHS)
KEY
@Adapted Laboratory Activities from Curriculum
Development Team
#Laboratory Biology: Investigating Living Systems.
Merrill Publishing Company, 1983 (Lady Bug)
(Contact Elliott Boyd for Answer Keys)
*Laboratory Manual. Biology. Miller and Levine.
Prentice Hall, 1995 (Elephant)
(Contact Elliott Boyd for Answer Keys)
+ Science Enhanced Scope and Sequence - Biology