Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Labs

Atmosphere

Virtual Lab: Introduction to Air Pollution

GLOBE Surface Temperature Protocol (PDF)
GLOBE Relative Humidity Protocol (PDF)
GLOBE Air Temperature Protocol (PDF)

Effects of UV radiation on Bacteria (Word)
Sun Diseases Power Point

Soils and Topography

Stream Tables Lab (Word)
Soil Porosity and Infiltration Lab (Word)
Soil: The Wealth Beneath Your Feet (Word)

Augmented Reality Sandbox Instructions (Word)

GLOBE Soil pH Protocol (PDF)
GLOBE Bulk Density Protocol (PDF)
GLOBE Soil Particle Density Protocol (PDF)

Hydrology

Ground Water Simulator Virtual Lab: Groundwater Contamination

Porosity, Infiltration, and Aquifer Contamination Lab (Word)

Porosity, Infiltration, and Aquifer Contamination Lab (PDF)

Stream Tables Lab (Word)

Convection

Convection Currents Modelling (Word)

Nuclear Radiation and Half-Life

Old Style Nuclear Scaler How-to Video
New Style Nuclear Scaler How-to Video
ST-150 Introduction PowerPoint
Radioactivity Old Scalers (Word)
Radioactivity New Scalers (Word)
Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope (Word)
Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope PDF (PDF)
Half-life simulation (Word)
Alternative Half-life Simulation Activity (Word)
Detecting Radioactivity of a Lantern Mantel (Word)
Half-Life of Potassium-40 (Word)
Determination of the Thickness of Aluminum Foil Using a Radioactive Isotope (Word)
Nuclear Spectrometry Extensions (Word) Must Be Used With Old Style Scalars
Nuclear Radioactivity Shielding Extension (Word)
Cloud Chamber (Word)

Spectroscopy

Lessons Using a Visible Spectrometer

Virtual Lab: Wavelengths of Visible Light
Genesys How-to Video
Simple Spec 20 Demystification Activity (Word)
Demystification of Visible Spectrophotometers (Word)
Introduction to Visible Light Spectroscopy (Word)
Genesys Spectrophotometer Directions (PowerPoint)
Spectrophotometry of Co+ (Word)
Determination of the Copper Content in a Copper Clad Penny (Word)
Determination of the Copper Content in a Copper Clad Penny 2 (Word)
Kinetic Study of the Reaction of KI with FeCl3 (Word)
Analysis of Plant Pigments Using Paper Chromatography and UV/Visible Spectroscopy (PDF)
Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity (Word)
Analysis of Iron in Foods (Word)
Analysis of Kool-Aid (Word)
Analysis of Kool-Aid Revised for Genosys Specs (Word)
Brass Analysis (Word)
Absorbance of Food Coloring (Word)
Spectrophotometric Determination of the Copper Content of Brass (Word)

Lessons Using an Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer

UV/Vis Spectrophotometer Instructions (Beckman) (Word)
UV/Vis Spectrophotometer Instructions (Genesys) (PDF)
UV and You: The Ultraviolet Transmittance of Sunglasses (Word)
Quantification of Nucleic Acids Using the UV/Vis Spectrophotometer (Word)
Analysis of Plant Pigment (Word)
Using the Red Tide UV/VIS (Word)

Lessons for Infrared Spectroscopy

Student Instructions (Word)
Demystification of IR/FTIR (Word)
Examples of FTIR Samples (Word)
How Do You Tell One Wrapper From Another? The Infrared Spectra of Films (Word)
IR Spectra of Liquids: A Neat Procedure (Word)
Teacher Guide (Word)
Classification of Organic Compounds (Word)
Identification of Chemical Bonds In Tape (Word)
IR Spectroscopy of Esters (Word)
Spectral Tubes
- Demonstration PowerPoint (Teacher Edition)

Chromatography

Separation of FD&C Food Colors in M&M Candies (Word)
Demystification of Liquid Chromatography: Grape Drink Chromatography (Word)
Analysis of Mouthwash (Word)
Identification of Alcohols in a Mixture (Word)
Column Chromatography (Word)
Column Chromatography 2 (Word)

Lessons Using a Gas Chromatograph

Other Lessons

pH Meters

Introduction to pH Using Household Items (Word)
Acid Content of Juices (Word)
Acid-Base Titration Using a pH Meter (Word)
Quantitative Titration (Word)
Analysis of Drain Cleaner (Word)
Determining the Effectiveness of an Antacid Using a pH Meter (Chemistry I or Biology Version) (Word)
Determining the Effectiveness of an Antacid Using a pH Meter (Chemistry II Version) (Word)
The Effects of Acid Rain On Aquatic Environments (Word)

Electrochemistry

Galvanic Cells (Word)

Purdue Vet School Life Science Curricula

Purdue Vet School Life Science Curricula

Electrophoresis and PCR

Melting Point Apparatus

Melting Point Determination (Word)

Miscellaneous

Eggsperiment (Holiday use of indicators, Word)

Vernier Probeware

Vernier Senosr Booklets
Melting Point Lab (Word)
Application of the Gas Pressure/Volume Relationship To the Cartesian Diver (Word)
Introduction to Titrations and Colorimeters (Word)
How Does pH Paper Work (Word)
Quantitative Titration using phenolphtahalein and pH probes (Word)
Intermolecular Attraction and Vaporization (Word)
Friction (Word)
Using Dissolved O ₂ Probe to Show Solution Saturation (Word)
Sweet Potato Osmosis (Word)
Using the ORP Vernier Probe for Long Term Measurement of Water Quality in an Aquatic System (Word)
Kinetics of Thiosulfate in Acid (Word)
The Relationship Between Illumination and Distance and Ultraviolet Emissions of Household Light Bulbs (Word)
Studying Air Resistance of a Falling Object Using the Vernier Motion Sensor, Lab Pro Interface, and Logger Pro 3 Software (Word)
Aerobic Cell Respiration With CO2 Probe (Word)
pH Titration (Word)
Labquest help (Word)
Labquest Buoyancy (Word)
Comparing Sunscreens using UVA and UVB probes (Word)
Pascal's Principle Lab (Word)

Vortex Cannon

Vortex Cannon (Word)

Liquid Nitrogen

Liquid Nitrogen Demonstration (Word)

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