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Science Laboratory Prep Schedule

Bio I

Sarah McCoy

 

 

 Sept 2009 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1
2
3
Safety, Metric Measurement and Intro to Microscopy
4
7
8
9
10
Scientific Inquiry, Experimental Design and Microscopy
11
14
15
16
17
Scientific Inquiry
18
21
22
23
24
Microscopy
25
28
29
30

 

 

 Oct 2009 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
      1
Transport
2
5
6
7  
8
Enzymes: Lactase - Lactose Intolerance I
9
12
College Closed
NO CLASSES
13
College Open
NO CLASSES
14
15
Enzymes: Lactase - Lactose Intolerance II
16
19
20
21
22
Photosynthesis I - Spectroscopy
23
26
27
28
29
Photosynthesis II -  pH
30

 

 Nov 2009 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
Cancer Gene Detect. I
13
16
17
18
19
Cancer Gene Detect. II
20
23
24
25
College Closed
NO CLASSES
26
College Closed
NO CLASSES
27
College Closed
NO CLASSES
30

     

 

 Dec 2009 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
  1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
Bact. Transformation
11
14
15
16
17
Bact. Transformation
18
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30

 

 

Lab Title

Prep Materials

Safety, Metric Measurement and Intro to Microscopy Part I
- Various Slides
- slides and coverslips
- Yogurt
part II:
- Onion
- Elodea
- Potato
- IKI ( iodine solution) 
- Toothpicks ( wrapped)
- Methylene Blue stain
- Baker's Yeast
- Hay Infusion
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Microscopy and Scientific Method
Exp. Design w/ Euglena
- Euglena Media ( sterilized )
- Live Euglena ( live delivery over weeks of labs )
- Orb Shaker
- Elodea
- yogurt
- slides
- coverslips
- prepared slides with bacteria

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Macromolecules  1% Glucose
1% Sucrose
1-2% Starch
1% Albumin, 
1-2% Pepsin, 
Benedict's solution
IKI solution
Vegetable Oil
0.2% HCl
Biuret ( 3% CuSO4; 10% KOH)
Other materials: 
Onion, Potato, Brown Paper squares
Rubber stoppers

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Transport - 10% Starch Soln
- 10% NaCl Soln
- 10% Glucose Soln
- 10% Albumin  Soln
- Dialysis tubing
- Silver Nitrate Soln
- Elodea
- Dialysis tubing (6 cells)
- clamps (12)
- Pre-soaked Dialysis Tubing
- test tubes
- slides
- cover-slips
- Iodine
- benedicts solution

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Enzymes: Lactase - Lactose Intolerance Lactaid Fast Act
Milks:
 - Cow, Soy Rice
Glucose Test Strips 100/ lab
pH solns:
 - pH 2,4,7,10 and 12 ( made with HCl and NaOH )
Short test tubes ( screw top culture tubes )
 - racks to fit them
Plastic 1L beakers
Mortar and Pestle ( 4 min )
Conical centrifuge tubes ( plastic)
Water bath ( boiling ) 
ICE
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Photosynthesis prt I Spinach in Bag
Phosphate Buffer (per liter )
 - 8.70g K-phosphate diabasic
 - 6.80g K-phosphate monobasic
80% Acetone aloquats (10ml)
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Photosynthesis prt II Elodea
pH buffers 4 and 7 for calibration ( optional )
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Mitosis and Cell Cycle  
Mendelian Genetics   
Mendelian Genetics Yeast  Yeast strains (9): 
 - HA2
 - HBT
 - HAO
 - HAR
 - HAT
 - HART
 - HBO
 - HBR
 - HBRT
Media:
- YED plates 30 / class
- MVA plates 5 / class
- MV plates 5 / class
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DNA Finger Printing / Blood Typing Edvotek Kit # 109:
- make Buffer dilution
- pour gels 
- set up E-phoresis app.
Blood Typing Kit ( synth. ABO )
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Bact Trans BioRad Kit P-Glo Trans
- make Plates 1 LB/ 2 LB-amp/ 1 LB-amp-arabinose per group
- 24 hours ahead - grow E. coli
- aliquot broth and tran. soln 
- check water bath temp
- ice on day of lab
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Transcription & Translation  
Cancer Gene Detect. I  Gels for Electrophoresis

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Osmoregulation - Vegetable cubes
- 1%, 5%, 10% KMnO4 solutions
- Vernier Calipers
- Stopwatch or Clock
- 10% Starch Soln
- 10% NaCl Soln
- 10% Glucose Soln
- 10% Albumin  Soln
- 0.9% NaCl Soln
- 0.1% NaCl Soln
- 5% glucose Soln
- 1% glucose Soln
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Enzymes: Catalase 100mM Phosphate Buffer 
 ( 1 liter - 8.70 K2HPO4 dibasic; 6.80 KH2PO4 )
- filter paper discs ( many )
- Stop Watches
- H2O2 ( 0.3%, 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%)
- glass vials (approx 50 ml)
- 10 ml dispenser 
- Blender
- Ice
- Aluminum Foil
- Potatoes
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Lab Title

Prep Materials

Metric Meas.  From materials in LAB already.
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Stats and Graphing  From materials in LAB already.
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Statistical Analysis  From materials in LAB already.
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What is Science  From materials in LAB already.
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Microscopy - Toothpicks 
-  Methylene Blue
- Onion
- 'e' and threads slides
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Biochemistry SOLUTIONS: 
1% Glucose
1% Sucrose
1-2% Starch
1% Albumin, 
1-2% Pepsin, 
Benedict's solution
IKI solution
Vegetable Oil
0.2% HCl
Biuret ( 3% CuSO4; 10% KOH)
Other materials: 
Onion, Potato, Brown Paper squares
Rubber stoppers
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Cells Living: 
amoeba; elodea, potato
SOLUTIONS: 
Methylene Blue
Potassium permanganate crystals
50% Molasses 
10% NaCl; 0.9% NaCl
Sheep's Blood
Other materials: 
Clear Gelatin Tubes w/ dye
Dialysis Tubing; w/ clamps
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Enzymes SOLUTIONS: 
Milk 2%
Renin ( 0.5% ) split into 3 equal flasks
Hydrogen Peroxide
6M HCl ; 5M NaOH
Urea 5% solution
Urease <1% solution
Other materials: 
potato; sand; spatulas
pH paper (1-12)
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Photosynthesis Living: 
Elodea
SOLUTIONS: 
Spinach Extract
Chromatography solvent ( 90% Petroleum Ether/10% Acetone)
Other materials: 
Lamps ( 100W bulbs )
2-liter Beakers
pH Probes; calib. buffers ( pH 4 and pH 10 ) 
Chromatography materials 
- cork stoppers w/ paper clips
- large test tubes
- capillary tubes or Pasteur pipettes
- chromatography paper
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Cell. Resp. Living: 
Yeast suspension
germinated bean seeds
dry bean seeds
SOLUTIONS: 
2% Glucose
2% Sucrose
2% Fructose
2% Starch
dye solution
KOH 15%
Other materials: 
Cotton
spatulas
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Mitosis & Meiosis N/A
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Pedigree Analysis N/A
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Nondisjunction N/A
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Bacterial Trans Prep as per Kit instructions
- ice
- micropipetters optional 
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DNA Fingerprinting Prep as per Kit instructions
- micropipetters 
- set up Electrophoresis Equipment
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