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 doc)
Sun Diseases Power Point
Soils and Topography
Stream Tables Lab (Word doc)
Soil Porosity and Infiltration Lab (Word doc)
Soil: The Wealth Beneath Your Feet (Word doc)
Augmented Reality Sandbox Instructions
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 (PDF)
Porosity, Infiltration, and Aquifer Contamination Lab (Word doc)
Stream Tables Lab (Word doc)
Convection
Convection Currents Modelling (Word doc)
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
- Radioactivity New Scalers
- Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope
- Half-Life of a Radioactive Isotope PDF
- Half-life simulation
- Alternative Half-life Simulation Activity
- Detecting Radioactivity of a Lantern Mantel
- Half-Life of Potassium-40
- Determination of the Thickness of Aluminum Foil Using a Radioactive Isotope
- Nuclear Spectrometry Extensions Must Be Used With Old Style Scalars
- Nuclear Radioactivity Shielding Extension
- Cloud Chamber
Spectroscopy
Lessons Using a Visible Spectrometer
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Virtual Lab: Wavelengths of Visible Light
- Genesys How-to Video
- Simple Spec 20 Demystification Activity
- Demystification of Visible Spectrophotometers
- Introduction to Visible Light Spectroscopy
- Genesys Spectrophotometer Directions
- Spectrophotometry of Co+
- Determination of the Copper Content in a Copper Clad Penny
- Determination of the Copper Content in a Copper Clad Penny 2
- Kinetic Study of the Reaction of KI with FeCl3
- Analysis of Plant Pigments Using Paper Chromatography and UV/Visible Spectroscopy
- Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity
- Analysis of Iron in Foods
- Analysis of Kool-Aid
- Analysis of Kool-Aid Revised for Genosys Specs
- Brass Analysis
- Absorbance of Food Coloring
- Spectrophotometric Determination of the Copper Content of Brass
Lessons Using an Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometer
- UV/Vis Spectrophotometer Instructions (Beckman)
- UV/Vis Spectrophotometer Instructions (Genesys)
- UV and You: The Ultraviolet Transmittance of Sunglasses
- Quantification of Nucleic Acids Using the UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
- Analysis of Plant Pigment
- Using the Red Tide UV/VIS
Lessons for Infrared Spectroscopy
- Student Instructions
- Demystification of IR/FTIR
- Examples of FTIR Samples
- How Do You Tell One Wrapper From Another? The Infrared Spectra of Films
- IR Spectra of Liquids: A Neat Procedure
- Teacher Guide
- Classification of Organic Compounds
- Identification of Chemical Bonds In Tape
- IR Spectroscopy of Esters
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Spectral Tubes
Chromatography
- Separation of FD&C Food Colors in M&M Candies
- Demystification of Liquid Chromatography: Grape Drink Chromatography
- Analysis of Mouthwash
- Identification of Alcohols in a Mixture
- Column Chromatography
- Column Chromatography 2
Lessons Using a Gas Chromatograph
- Gas Chromatograph Instructions
- Determining the Percent Composition of a Mixture of Volatile Liquids Using a Gas Chromatograph
- Determining the Identity of Alcohols Using a Gas Chromatograph
- Determining the Composition of Gasoline's Using a Gas Chromatograph
- Determining the Identity and Percent Composition of an Alcohol Mixture Using Gas Chromatograph
Other Lessons
pH Meters
- Introduction to pH Using Household Items
- Acid Content of Juices
- Acid-Base Titration Using a pH Meter
- Quantitative Titration
- Analysis of Drain Cleaner
- Determining the Effectiveness of an Antacid Using a pH Meter (Chemistry I or Biology Version)
- Determining the Effectiveness of an Antacid Using a pH Meter (Chemistry II Version)
- The Effects of Acid Rain On Aquatic Environments
Electrochemistry
Purdue Vet School Life Science Curricula
Electrophoresis and PCR
Melting Point Apparatus
Miscellaneous
- Eggsperiment (Holiday use of indicators)
Vernier Probeware
- Vernier Senosr Booklets
- Melting Point Lab
- Application of the Gas Pressure/Volume Relationship To the Cartesian Diver
- Introduction to Titrations and Colorimeters
- How Does pH Paper Work
- Quantitative Titration using phenolphtahalein and pH probes
- Intermolecular Attraction and Vaporization
- Friction
- Using Dissolved O2 Probe to Show Solution Saturation
- Sweet Potato Osmosis
- Using the ORP Vernier Probe for Long Term Measurement of Water Quality in an Aquatic System
- Kinetics of Thiosulfate in Acid
- The Relationship Between Illumination and Distance and Ultraviolet Emissions of Household Light Bulbs
- Studying Air Resistance of a Falling Object Using the Vernier Motion Sensor, Lab Pro Interface, and Logger Pro 3 Software
- Aerobic Cell Respiration With CO2 Probe
- pH Titration
- Labquest help
- Labquest Buoyancy
- Comparing Sunscreens using UVA and UVB probes
- Pascal's Principle Lab
Vortex Cannon
Liquid Nitrogen