High School / Environmental Science

Water Treatment

In this lab, students will model several water treatment methods. Then they will use pH, conductivity, and turbidity sensors to assess the effectiveness...

High School / Environmental Science

Freshwater Quality Monitoring

In this lab, students assess the local water quality using measurements from pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity sensors.

High School / Environmental Science

Water and pH

In this lab, students will investigate the conductivity and pH of local water sources before determining the buffering capacity of each sample using a...

High School / Environmental Science

Respiration of Germinating Seeds

In this lab, students will monitor the respiration rate of germinating seeds in different conditions. Then, they'll analyze their data as it pertains to...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis

In this lab, students will separate plant pigments from a sample using paper chromatography and measure the light reactions of photosynthesis using a colorimetric...

High School / Environmental Science

Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis

In this lab, students will monitor a plant's carbon exchange within a closed system in both light and dark conditions to determine the dominant metabolic...

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...

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