Soil Moisture Field Study
In this field study, students use a soil moisture sensor and an on-board GPS sensor on their mobile device to determine the ability of soil to hold and...
Percent Copper in Brass (Spectrometer)
Students use a spectrometer to create a Beer's law plot of known copper solution concentrations from...
Evaluation of Lemonade as a Buffer
Students use a powdered commercial lemonade formulation as a model for buffers and test its capacity to resist pH changes.
Introduction to Buffers
Students use titration and pH to investigate the components of a buffer and how it acts to resist pH change.
Investigation of Acid-Base Titrations
Students compare the pH titration profiles of strong, weak and polyprotic acids.
Applications of Le Chatelier's Principle
Students study equilibrium and the reversibility of chemical reactions using colorimetry and energy...
ABI Sickle Cell Gene Detection
Students use electrophoresis to analyze DNA samples from a child and the child’s parents to determine if the child has inherited a mutation in the gene...
ABI Understanding Inherited Mitochondrial Disorders
Students use pedigree analysis and DNA analysis (electrophoresis) to confirm or refute the initial...
Building a Better Hand Warmer
Students use a temperature sensor to determine the heat of solution of a number of ionic compounds and propose a practical hand warmer design.
ABI Transformation
Students transform bacteria with a plasmid that contains an ampicillin resistance gene and a gfp gene that is regulated so only some transformed cells...
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