ASIM Labs Using Equipment Provided by the HHMI Grant


Biology


Cell Respiration
Enzyme Action: Testing Catalase Activity
Transpiration
*Heart Rate / EKG Monitoring
Diffusion through Membranes
Acids and Bases
Oxygen and Human Respiration
*Heart Rate and Physical Fitness
Conduction Solutions
*Simultaneous Demonstration of Aerobic Respiration and Photosynthesis
*WEBQUEST – How Do Muscles Work? A Journey through Time

Chemistry

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
Freezing and Melting of Water
Evaporation and Intermolecular Attractions
Additivity of Heats of Reaction: Hess’s Law
*Boyle’s Law: Pressure-Volume Relationships in Gases
Acid Rain
Acid-Base Titration
Conductivity of Solutions: Electrolytes and Non-Electrolytes
Determining the Concentration of a Solution: Beer’s Law

Earth Science

Soil Temperature
Soil and Acid Rain
Dew Point
Reflection and Absorption of Light
Seasons and Angle of Insolation
Exploring Magnetism
Where is North?
Are all Sunglasses Created Equal?
Comparing Sunscreens

Physics

Sound Waves and Beats
Newton’s Second Law
Static and Kinetic Friction
Capacitors
Graph Matching
Ball Toss
Air Resistance
Simple Harmonic Motion
The Magnetic Field of a Permanent Magnet
*The Atomic Spectrum of Mercury
*Photosynthesis and The Photoelectric Effect
*Energy Sources for Muscular Contraction: A Physics Exercise

Water Quality

Temperature
pH
Total Dissolved Oxygen
Turbidity

* Indicates the labs on which ASIM teachers have been trained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant to The University of Alabama Biology Department.

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