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  • Inheritance of Blood Type

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    The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply what they know about the inheritance of traits to solve a problem ”Are All of Mr. Johnson’s Children His Biological Offspring?” This lab also gives…

  • Models of Inheritance

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    The purpose of this lab is to give students an opportunity to apply what they know about the inheritance of traits to determine “Which Model of Inheritance Best Explains How a Specific Trait Is Inherited in Fruit Flies…

  • Biodiversity and the Fossil Record

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the history of life on Earth and to help them discover “How Has Biodiversity on Earth Changed Over Time?” This lab also gives students an opportunity to use an…

  • Mechanisms of Evolution

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the effects of predation and explain “Why Will the Characteristics of a Bug Population Change in Different Ways in Response to Different Types of Predation?” Students…

  • Descent With Modification

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    The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they have learned about the theory of descent with modification to explain “Does Mammalian Brain Structure Support or Refute the Theory of Descent with Modification…

  • Mechanisms of Speciation

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    The purpose of this lab is to have students apply what they know about natural selection to explain the process of allopatric speciation and to discover “Why Does Geographic Isolation Lead to the Formation of a New…

  • Human Evolution

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    The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of evolutionary relationships or phylogeny to determine ”How Are Humans Related to Other Members of the Family Hominidae?” It also provides students…

  • Whale Evolution

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    The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of protein synthesis, descent with modification, and cladograms to identify “How Are Whales Related to Other Mammals?” They will also have an…

  • Bond Character and Molecular Polarity

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concepts of bonds and molecular polarity to determine ”How Does Atom Electronegativity Affect Bond Character and Molecular Polarity?” It also gives students an…

  • Molecular Shapes

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) model and to determine ”How Does the Number of Substituents Around a Central Atom Affect the Shape of a Molecule?” It…

  • Rate of Dissolution

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concepts of solutes, solvents, solubility, and rate of dissolution. It gives students an opportunity to develop and use a model that can help them explain “Why Do…

  • Molarity

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concepts of solutes, solvents, and molarity. It gives students an opportunity to use a computer simulation to explore “What Is the Mathematical Relationship…

  • Temperature Changes Due to Evaporation

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to intermolecular forces. It gives students an opportunity to determine ”Which of the Available Substances Has the Strongest Intermolecular Forces? based on the…

  • Pressure, Temperature, and Volume of Gases

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the gas laws related to pressure, temperature, and volume of gases. It gives students an opportunity to develop a mathematical model that can be used to describe “How…

  • Periodic Trends

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    The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to periodic trends. It gives students an opportunity to explore the values of different properties for all elements in the periodic table to determine ”Which Properties…

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