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Melanie Pages (MPA)



__Classes taught__: - Integrated Science - Grade 7 - IGCSE Biology - Grade 9 and Grade 10 - IB Biology - Grade 11 and 12 - IB ESS - Grade 11 and 12

__Lab and activities planner for 2012- 2013 __:

biochambers scales probes water ||  || (Rats) ||  || Activities on-site ||  || Bio IG 9B || 9 || Features of Fungi || - 10 USB cams and attached computers - 10 cutting boards - 10 pairs of tweezers - paper towels ||  || - 7 pestle + 7 Mortar - 7 water bottles - 7 erlenmeyer (conical flask) - 2 rolls of the widest possible gause (Etos) - 2 boxes of small sandwich bags - Hydrochloric acid (diluted) roughly 7 x 50 ml - amylase and other enzymes if available - soya lecithin (or other emulsifier / dish washer soap?) - 7 beakers 400ml - 7 spoons - 7 knives - 7 cutting boards - a set of paper plates ||  || and 4+5 || Bio IG || 9 A and 9 B || Starch breaking down and diffusion of glucose ||  Water bath set in advance on 37 degrees. Amylase solution for approx 20 micropipettes (approx 205ml to be safe) 10 x 15 cm section of dialysis tube 10 x small beaker (80ml) 10 x larger beaker (200ml) 10 x 50 ml of corn starch solution (if prepared a liter1/2 - that will serve both group) 10 x stopwatch <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">10 x plastic micropipette <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">10 x iodine droppers <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">20 x glucose clinistick <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">(and a set of 7x for the second group) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> ||  || and 4+5 || Bio IG || 9 A and 9 B || Osmosis investigation with potato chips in hypotonic - isotonic and hypertonic solutions || 3 liters distilled water 3 liters isotonic glucose solution 3 liters hypertonic glucose solution
 * <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Periods || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Subject || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Grade || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Lab/activity.title || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">List.of.pparatus+material.for.each.lab || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Attached.lab.sheet.support.documents ||
 * 30.08.2012 || 7.8.9 || Bio IG || 9 || Zoo treasure hunt ||  ||   ||
 * 13.09.2012 || all day || Bio IB || 11 || Hortus visit and treasure hunt ||  ||   ||
 * 6.09.2012 || 3 + 4 || Bio IG || 10 || Release of carbon dioxide during fermentation - effect of glucose concentration || yeast
 * 24.09.2012 || 8 + 9 || ESS IB || 11 || Design IA || Models (beaker and tea light) ||  ||
 * 26.09.2012 || 5 || Bio IB || 11 || Calculation IA || DCP - CE (data set) ||  ||
 * 01.10.2012 || 8 + 9 || ESS IB || 11 || Systems model study || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- scales - high precision <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Beaker 400ml glass x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Temperature probes x 7 + data logger x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- tea lights (in my cupboard) x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- elastic bands ||  ||
 * 03.10.2012 || 3 + 4 || Bio IG || 10 || Organ systems investigation || Dissection kits + boards
 * 05.10.2012 || 1+ 2 || Bio IB || 11 || Planning IA || effect of limiting factors on catalase ||  ||
 * 11.10.2012 || after school || Bio IG || 10 || Visit to CORPUS || Animated trail + commentary
 * 12.10.2012 || 1+ 2 || Bio IB || 11 || Size of cells IA || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Beaker 400 ml x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Beaker 250 ml x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Beaker 100 ml x 7 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- Water bath FULL of water - temperature set on 50 degrees celsius <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 7 temperature probes + 7 data logger <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 7 stands ||  ||
 * 15.10.2012 || 2+3 and 4+5 || Bio IG 9A
 * 16.10.2012 || 4 + 5 || IS || 7 || "Making poop" || Bread + Cheese + butter + salad
 * 29.10.2012 || 2+3
 * 5.11.2012 || 2+3

30 x test tubes 10 x test tubes racks 30 times potato chips of the same size (potatochip cutter with grid / potatoes) 10 x cutting board 10 x knives 10 x measuring cylinder or pipette for 20 ml 10 x 80ml beaker 10 x ruler (Wolfert) 10 x permanent marker pen 10 x paper towel

(and a set of x7 for the other group) ||  || ||  || 14.11.2012 || 8+9 5 || BIO IB || 11 || Investigating the osmolarity of potato cells || - 2 liters of each of the following osmolarity for glucose solutions of 0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 0.9 / 1.0 M - 10 x test tube rack - 10 x black markers - 10 x measuring cylinders for 15ml - 10 x small beaker - 10 x rulers - 10 x cutting board - 10 x knife - 10 x tweezers - 10 x paper towels - 10 x potatoes ||  ||
 * 05.11.2012 || 8+9 || ESS IB || 11 || Measuring greenhouse effect using a model || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 erlen (conical flask) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 holed bungs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 lamps (if not possible - then take as many as found) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 temperature probes + data logger + computer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 stand and clips <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">- 10 metallic ruler (from Wolfert Physics lab) ||  ||
 * 6.11.2012 || 4+5 || IS || 7 || Investigating respiration of Yeast || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5 x co2 probes + data logger + computer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5 x biochamber <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5 x 200 ml glucose solution (1g/100ml) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5 x 1 packet of yeast (7gr) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5 x magnetic stirrer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * 13.11.2012

<span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">__Lab and activities planner for 2011- 2012__: - USB hand microscopes - computers - dicot flower and leaves - razor blades - cutting board - dye for cell wall - petri dish || [] || Hortus || provided by Hortus || || - dissection kits and bassins - latex gloves (large) - water bottles - USB hand microscopes - computers - 2 bags of 10 frozen mice (MPA) || [] || - newspaper - flour (kg.pack x 6) - empty glass jars (x20) - brushes - paint - misc. || http://lovelyplanet.wikispaces.com/Biology+IGCSE+2013 || DESIGN "Investigating the effect of limiting factors on catalase activity" || all students should be able to check on lab material to plan their investigations (e.g. probes) ||  || PLANNING "Estimating population size" || all students should be able to check on lab material to plan their investigations (e.g. probes) ||  || - measuring cylinder - test tube rack - set of 3 beakers - set of four test tubes (per student) - paper towels - set of three clinistick (per student) - biuret reagent - water bottle - yellow food colouring Other: - refuse jar for discarding solutions solutions in Erlens labeled A. B. C all with yellow colouring: - A.1 liter (water) - B.1 liter of water + glucose solution - C.1 liter of water + glocose + albumin solution || || - stuffed bird - preserved amphibian/reptile - preserved worm - pinned/preserved insect - stuffed mammal ||  || NATURALIS || provided by Naturalis ||  || - 8 x medium beaker - 8 x big beaker - 8 x temperature probes - 8 x computer - 8 x data logger - 8 x cellotape roll - large waqter bath - three plastic beakers to scoop water out of water bath || || DESIGN "Identifying photoperiodism rythm of unknown sample of plant" || all students should be able to check on lab material to plan their investigations (e.g. probes) ||  || PLANNING "Proving that a given system is open / closed / or isolated" || all students should be able to check on lab material to plan their investigations (e.g. probes) ||  || - 250 ml beakers (or other volumes but all the same) - tea lights - temperature probes others: - scales - matches or lighters - cellotape ||  || 5.6 || BIO || 10 || Observation of dicot flowers reproductive parts || material as per one session. Be carefull replace flowers and have scissors and tweezers cleaned before second session: (x10) - lily flower (big, with stamen) - cutting boards - pairs of tweezers - scissors - magnifyer - paper towels ||  || - beaker (500ml) - set of six clinistick to measure Glucose - stand with clamp - pH meters - set of three sections of visking tube (soaked for 30mn), length 10cm. - meassuring cylinder to measure 15 ml - stopwatch (x3) - conical flask with 1 liter of glucose solution of concentration 5g / liter. - thermometer (to place in conical flask) and also: - cristallising dish with ice (to cool conical flask) - water bath set on 40 degrees Celsius. ||  || - bags of white dry beans - permanent markers (fine tip) (x15) - paper bags or any other opaque bag ||  || - iodine drops bottle - plastic pipette (for the starch solution) - beaker (to rinse pipette each time) - stopwatch - paper towel - plastic spoon (to collect saliva) - measuring cylinders (x1) - water bath set on 35 degrees celsius - liter of starch solution (x4) - plastic test tube rack (to be placed in waterbath) || || and ALSO on the 06.02.12 (same material) || 3.4 || ESS || 11 || Light and dark bottle method to measure Net productivity of aquatic plants
 * <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Date || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Periods || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Subject || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Grade || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Lab/activity.title || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">List.of.pparatus+material.for.each.lab || <span style="color: #4b8181; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Attached.lab.sheet.support.documents ||
 * 25.08.2011 || 7.8.9 || Biology || 9 || Zoo treasure hunt || provided by Zoo || [[file:Blijdorp Zoo treasure hunt 2011.docx]] ||
 * 05.09.2011 || 1.2 || Biology || 11 HL || Observation of vascular tissues and stomata || (x12)
 * 08.09.2011 || 1.2.3.4.5.6 || Biology || 11 || Botanical visit / Leiden
 * 14.09.2011 || 1.2 + 7.8 || Biology || 10 || Mice dissection / investigating position of organ systems || (x10)
 * all.09.2011 ||  || Biology || 9 || Insect project || - cardboard
 * 09.2011 ||  || Biology || 11 || Internal assessment
 * 09.2011 ||  || ESS || 11 || Internal assessment
 * 28.09.20111 || 1+2 || Biology || 10 || Urine analysis lab || (x10)
 * 11.10.2011 || 9 || Biology || 9 || Writing a dichotomous key to sort out a group organisms || (x6 when possible)
 * 13.10.2011 ||  || Biology || 12 || Human evolution Workshop
 * 14.10.2011 ||  || Biology || 11 || Investigating the limit to size of cells with surface area to volume ratio || - 8 x small beaker
 * 10.2011 ||  || Biology || 11.HL || Internal Assessment
 * 10.2011 ||  || ESS || 11 || Internal Assessment
 * 24.10.11 || 3.4 || ESS || 11 || Investigating the transfert of energy and matter in an open system || (x9)
 * 16.11.11 || 1.2 and
 * 25.11.11 || 7.8 || BIO || 11 || Effect of temperature on diffusion rate through a semi-permeable membrane || (x8)
 * 03.12.11 || 4 || ESS || 11 || Estimating the size of a model population using the capture-mark-recapture method || (x10)
 * 14.12.11 || 3.4 || BIO || 9 || Enzymatic reaction rate calculation using starch solution and salivary amylase. || (x12)- tile
 * 30.01.12

We will do the dark bottle one first and then the light bottle one, the following monday, due to limited amount of apparatus.

Worksheet || (x5) - biochambers - data logger - graphic calcultor (MPA) - Oxygen probes - pondweed segments - scissors - water bottle

(x1) - roll of aluminium foil - pot of vaseline ||  ||
 * 01.02.12 || 3.4 || BIO || 9 || Chemical tests for nutrients

See procedures in "Biology for IGCSE" page 46 - 47 || (**x12)** - iodine droping bottle. - Benedict solution droping bottle - Biuret test pair of droping bottles - set of four test tubes - test tubes rack - permanent marker - water bottle - pestle and mortar - paper towels

(x24) - goggles

(x1) - 1 yogurt. - 1 orange juice. - 1 pack ready made mashed potatoes - 1 slice ham. - 1 tin baked beans (heinz) - 1 cucumber. - 1 tin appelmoes - 1 cup vla - 1 slice cheese - 1 tomato - 1 tin pasta in tomato sauce - 1 tin green peas ||  || (apparatus to be prepared the day before to be picked up on the morning) || ESS || 11 || Measuring biotic and abiotic factors along an environmental gradient in the Dunes complex of Meijendel || (**x8)** - clipboard with pen and paper. - pH meter. - beaker. - two bottles of 1.5 liters of water (per student) - copy of a plant identification chart (with simple species found in Dutch dunes and forest)
 * 23.02.12 || all day

(x1) - anemometer (borrow from geo) ||  || -computers -USB cameras -glass beaker - latex gloves ||  ||
 * 15.03.12 || 4 || BIO || Blijb || Observation of Insect features || (x12)