Lab Topic

Pre-Lab Reading

Tuesday

5-June

Overview & Introduction

The Scientific Method I

• Lab Skills

1. Graphing & interpreting data
2. Organizing your lab notebook

Lab Syllabus

Lab 1 Notes

Thursday

7-June

The Scientific Method II

Directed investigation

• Betacyanin absorbance

Lab 2 Notes

Lab Introduction

Tuesday

12-June

The Scientific Method III

Open-ended investigation

• Alcohol effects on cell membranes

Lab 3 Notes

How to write a lab report: Alcohol effects on cell membranes

See Useful Materials for more information on lab reports

Thursday

14-June

What is an enzyme? I

Directed Investigation

• Measuring catalase activity

Lab 4 Notes

Lab Introduction

Tuesday

19-June

What is an enzyme? II

Open-ended investigation

Lab 5 Notes

Thursday

21-June

What is an enzyme? III

Open-ended investigation

Lab 6 Notes

Enzyme Lab Report Format

Example Lab Report

Tuesday

26-June

What is Photosynthesis?

Directed Investigation

• Measuring Photosynthesis

Lab 7 Notes

Lab Introduction

Thursday

28-June

What is Aerobic Respiration?

Directed Investigation

• Measuring Aerobic Respiration

Lab 8 Notes

Lab Introduction

Tuesday

3-July

What is Inheritance?

Directed Investigation

• Introduction to Mendelian Genetics

Lab 9 Notes

Lab Introduction

Thursday

5-July

What is DNA?

Directed Investigation

• Visualizing DNA with gel electrophoresis

Lab 10 Notes

Lab Introduction

Friday

6-July