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Exercise 1       Introduction to the Scientific Method

Activity 1         Forming Hypotheses to Solve Problems

Activity 2         Testing Hypotheses

Activity 3         Interpreting Data

Activity 4         Performing an Experiment and Collecting Data

Activity 5         Graphing Your Results

Activity 6         Interpreting Data Using Simple Statistics

Exercise 2       Windows to a Microscopic World

Activity 1         Learning to Use the Dissecting Microscope

Activity 2         Making Observations with the Dissecting Microscope

Activity 3         Getting Familiar with the Compound Microscope

Activity 4         Parts of the Compound Microscope

Activity 5         Learning to Use the Compound Microscope

Activity 6         Preparing Temporary Slides – Wet Mounts

Activity 7         Using the Microscope to Answer a Question: What Do Aquarium Snails Eat?

Exercise 3       Functions and Properties of Cells

Activity 1         Cellular Organelles

Activity 2         Observing Living Cells

Activity 3         Amyloplasts in Potato Tubers

Activity 4         Stem Cells

Exercise 4       Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes

Activity 1         Water Molecules in Motion

Activity 2         Diffusion and Osmosis

Activity 3         Controls for the Diffusion and Osmosis Experiment

Activity 4         Completing the Diffusion and Osmosis Experiment

Activity 5         Osmosis in Elodea Cells

Exercise 5       Investigating Cellular Respiration

Activity 1         Do Microorganisms Perform Cellular Respiration?

Activity 2         Comparison of Classroom Air with Exhaled Air

Activity 3         Effect of Exercise on Carbon Dioxide Production

Activity 4         Alternatives to Aerobic Respiration

Activity 5         Anaerobic Respiration

Exercise 6       Photosynthesis

Activity 1         Absorption of Carbon Dioxide During Photosynthesis

Activity 2         Testing Leaves for Starch

Activity 3         Cells of the Leaf Epidermis

Exercise 7       Organic Molecules and Nutrition

Activity 1         Positive and Negative Indicator Tests

Activity 2         Testing Food Samples

Activity 3         An Embryo in a Peanut Seed

Activity 4         Dietary Intake and Good Health

Exercise 8       Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity

Activity 1         Demonstration of Enzyme Activity

Activity 2         Enzyme Activity in Food Vacuoles

Activity 3         Effect of Environmental Conditions on Protein Structure

Exercise 9       Introduction to Molecular Genetics

Activity 1         Removing DNA From Cells

Activity 2         The Basics of DNA Structure

Activity 3         Building a Model of DNA

Activity 4         Steps of Protein Synthesis

Activity 5         Building a Real Protein

Exercise 10     Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction

Activity 1         How Mitosis Works

Activity 2         Recognizing the Stages of Mitosis

Activity 3         Mitosis – The Real Thing!

Activity 4         Estimating the Duration of the Cell Cycle

Activity 5         Regeneration

Activity 6         Asexual Reproduction: Growing a Plant From a Cutting

Exercise 11     Connecting Meiosis and Genetics

Activity 1         Getting Started: Build a Pair of Chromosomes

Activity 2         Homologous Chromosomes Separate in Meiosis to Form Gametes

Activity 3         Fertilization: Nature’s Equivalent to Rolling the Dice

Activity 4         What’s Your Baby’s Genotype?

Activity 5         Genotype Determines Phenotype

Activity 6         Passing On Traits

Activity 7         Practicing Genetics Problems

Exercise 12     Human Genetics

Activity 1         PTC Tasting

Activity 2         X-Linked Traits

Activity 3         Codominance and Sickle Cell Disease

Activity 4         A Family History of Sickle Cell Disease

Activity 5         Codominance and Multiple Alleles

Exercise 13     Evolution

Activity 1         Determining the Age of Rock Layers and Fossils

Activity 2         Reconstructing Fossil Evidence

Activity 3         Natural Selection

Exercise 14     Functions of Tissues and Organs

Activity 1         Skin: The Outer Protective Layer

Activity 2         The Epidermis

Activity 3         The Dermis

Activity 4         Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Activity 5         Below the Skin (the Hypodermis)

Activity 6         Touch Sensitivity

Exercise 15     The Cardiovascular System

Activity 1         Circulation of Blood Around the Body

Activity 2         A Closer Look at the Heart

Activity 3         Understanding Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate

Activity 4         Cardiovascular Disease

Exercise 16     Introduction to Anatomy: Dissecting the Fetal Pig

Activity 1         Getting Started

Activity 2         Following Anatomical Directions

Activity 3         External Anatomy of the Fetal Pig

Activity 4         Dissection of the Mouth

Activity 5         Dissection of the Neck

Activity 6         Dissection of the Thoracic Cavity

Activity 7         Measuring Lung Capacity

Exercise 17     Organs of the Abdominal Cavity

Activity 1         Dissection of the Abdominal Cavity

Activity 2         The Urinary System

Activity 3         Internal Structure of the Stomach

Activity 4         Examining the Small Intestine

Activity 5         The Importance of Surface Area

Activity 6         Earthworm Locomotion

Exercise 18     Introduction to Forensic Biology

Activity 1         Getting Started

Activity 2         Classifying Fingerprint Patterns

Activity 3         Analyzing Fingerprint Evidence

Activity 4         Blood Typing

Exercise 19     Biotechnology: DNA Analysis

Activity 1         Sources of DNA Evidence

Activity 2         Solving a Crime Using RFLP Fingerprints

Activity 3         The Use of PCR For STR Analysis

Activity 4         Solving a Criminal Case Using STR Evidence

Activity 5         Deciding a Paternity Suit Involving STR Analysis

Activity 6         DNA Barcodes

Exercise 20     Using Biotechnology to Assess Ecosystem Damage

Activity 1         Exploring Bioluminescence

Activity 2         Getting Started

Activity 3         Making Accurate Serial Dilutions

Activity 4         Preparing Bacterial Samples

Activity 5         Testing the Toxicity of Your Chemical

Exercise 21     Ecosystems

Activity 1         Food Chains

Activity 2         Loss of Energy in Food Chains

Activity 3         Food Chains Interact to Form Food Webs

Activity 4         Bioaccumulation

Exercise 22     Biodiversity and Conservation

Activity 1         Value of Biodiversity

Activity 2         Commercial Fishing as an Example of Tragedy of the Commons

Activity 3         Ecosystem Jenga®

Exercise 23     Population Ecology

Activity 1         Introduction to Sampling – An Ecological Tool

Activity 2         Sampling Quadrats to Estimate Population

Activity 3         The Mark and Recapture Technique for Estimating Population Size

Appendix 1      Game Cards for Exercise 22

Appendix 2      Self Test Answers