Advanced Placement / Biology

Diffusion

Students use a pH sensor to investigate the diffusion of hydrogen ions through a semipermeable membrane, comparing the rates of diffusion for two solutions...

High School / Biology

Peppered Moths Graphing Activity

How do genetic traits help or hurt organisms when environmental changes occur? See how you can use SPARKvue to help with analysis of data in a table.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Enzyme Activity (Oxygen)

Students use an oxygen gas sensor to investigate the catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by catalase.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Mathematical Modeling of Evolution

Students work with a mathematical model and computer simulation to explore how inheritance patterns and gene frequencies change in a population.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Enzyme Activity (Pressure)

Students use a pressure sensor to investigate the catalyzed decomposition of hydrogen peroxide by catalase.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Fermentation

Students use an ethanol sensor to determine the ability of yeast to use different types of carbohydrates—sucrose and starch—for fermentation.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

What Factors Affect Dissolved Oxygen?

Students will use a dissolved oxygen sensor to determine how different factors affect the concentration...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis

Students use a carbon dioxide sensor to measure the rates of photosynthesis and respiration in spinach leaves.

High School / Biology

Enzyme Activity (Oxygen)

Students will use an oxygen gas sensor to compare the rate of hydrogen peroxide decomposition with and without a catalyst.

High School / Biology

Enzyme Activity (Pressure)

Students will use a pressure sensor to compare the rate of hydrogen peroxide decomposition with and without a catalyst.

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