High School / Environmental Science

Modeling an Ecosystem

In this lab, students will design and study three, small ecosystems. Students will manipulate system interactions while monitoring gas exchange, environmental...

High School / Environmental Science

Greenhouse Gases

In this lab, students will create and study greenhouse gases in a closed system to observe how gases impact a system's heat retention.

High School / Environmental Science

Energy Content of Food

In this lab, students will build a calorimeter to measure the energy content of foods containing dominant macromolecules (carbohydrates vs. lipids). Then,...

High School / Environmental Science

Diffusion

In this lab, students will measure the pH, conductivity, and absorbance of a model cell containing a semi-permeable membrane to better understand cell...

High School / Environmental Science

Soil and pH

In this lab, students will record the pH of several soil samples before determining their suitability for local crops.

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