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QSL Biology Lab Manual 2nd Ed NGSS*
The instructions in this manual are designed to comply with the science content standards set forth by the Next Generation Science Standards* (NGSS). These standards were developed to improve science education for all students.
For more information, visit the NGSS* website here.
*NGSS is a registered trademark of WestEd. Neither WestEd nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of this product, and do not endorse it.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Safety
Material and Equipment Included with the Kit
Materials and Equipment Not Included with the Kit
1. Using a Microscope
2. Cell Lab: Selectively Permeable Membrane
3. Cell Lab: Plant and Animal Cells
4. Observing Chloroplasts
5. Photosynthesis
6. Anaerobic Respiration of Yeast
7. Mitosis
8. Proteins and Amino Acids
9. DNA Model Lab
10. Inherited Traits11. Mutation Lab
12. DNA Extraction
13. DNA Fingerprinting
14. Classification
15. Natural Selection for Biology
16. Forms of Bacteria
17. Protist Lab
18. Fungi Lab
19. Monocot and Dicot Root Leaf and Stem
20. Plant Leaves
21. Parts of a Flower
22. Dissection: Worm
23. Dissection: Crayfish
24. Dissection: Grasshopper
25. Dissection: Fish
26. Dissection: Frog
27. Bone Comparison
28. Ecology
29. It Takes a Village: The Survival Advantage of Group Behaviors
30. Muscle Cell Lab
31. Lung Capacity
32. Energy Packed Food
33. Calories to Burn
34. Blood Cells
35. Dissection: Cow Eye
36. Memory
37. Dissection: Pig
Glossary