International Baccalaureate Labs (2009 -20010)
(Subject to Change)
IB Lab #1
AP Lab #2
Biology Class
IB Lab #3
Evaluating Methods for Cultivating Protozoa in the Laboratory
No written instructions are provided.
Quantitative Study of Diffusion of Sucrose
Investigate the Effect of an Abiotic Factor on the Distribution of an Organism
No written instructions are provided.
Effects of Concentration, pH, and Temperature on the Yeast Enzyme Sucrase
AP Lab #4
Biology Class
IB Lab #5
Investigating Conditions Influencing Moss and Fern Spore Germination
No written instructions provided.
IB Lab #6
Determining Coliform and E. Coli in Water
No written instructions are provided. Use standard method. Students bring in
own water sample.
IB Lab #7
Conditions Affecting Respiration in Yeast/Crickets
No written instructions are provided.
AP Lab #8
Electrophoresis of DNA samples
Biology Class
IB Lab #9
Environmental Conditions Affecting Fast Plant Growth
No written instructions are provided.
IB Lab #10
Interdisciplinary Project
AP Lab # 11 Charting the Human Sensory Homunculus
Biology Class
IB Lab #12
STELLA: Computer Simulation Modeling
AP Lab #13
Biology Class
AP Lab #14
Biology Class
AP Lab #15
Biology Class
AP Lab #16
Biology Class
AP Lab #17
Biology Class
IB Lab #18
Pillbug Behavior
Crayfish Behavior
Limited instruction
Animal Behavior Project
No written instructions. Student works independently.
Receptor Lab (Cutaneous, Taste, Smell, Vision)
Measuring Oxygen Consumption in Germinating Pea Seeds
Effect of an Environmental Factor on the Transpiration Rate of a Plant
IB Lab #19
Effect of Color on Human “Choice”
AP Lab #20
Human Respiration
Vital Capacity, Effects of Exercise, Respiratory Sounds
IB Lab #21
AP Lab #22
Biology Class
IB Lab #23
IB Lab #24
AP Lab #25
Biology Class
AP Lab #26
Biology Class
Plant Hormone Lab
Effects of auxin and gibberellins on pinto beans under various conditions and at
different concentrations.
No written instructions are provided.
Blood Typing and Hematocrit Determination
Conditions Influencing Asexual Reproduction of Lemna (Duckweed)
No written instructions are provided.
Six week lab
Drosophila Culture
Genetic crosses between winged and wingless
Physical Fitness Lab
Fertilization of Sea Urchin Eggs
Fertilization and observation of embryonic development