Laboratory 3: Plants and Energy

Experimentation

Part I. Set up an apparatus using the materials on hand, which will illustrate the presence of different pigment molecules in plants.
Part II. While this reaction is occurring examine the cross-section of a plant and identify the structures and their functions: Tradescantia (guard cells for gas exchange), Elodea (chloroplasts).
Part III. Examine the storage products in the following structures.

1.) Potato
2.) Sweet Potato
3.) Yam
4.) Rudebaga
5.) Apple
6.) Pear

Laboratory 2: Microscope

Materials

• Compound light microscope
• Dissecting scope
• Various whole mount slides (e.g., letter e, threads ,etc.)
• Various wet mount preparations (paramecium, volvox, etc.)
• Slides and coverslips
• Stains

Exercises

• Know the parts of the Compound light microscope
• Know the parts of the  Dissecting scope
• Learn how to use the  Compound light microscope
• Learn how to use the  Dissecting scope
• Learn how to make wet mount slides
• Learn how to stain slides 
• Apply knowledge of the microscope, slide preparation, staining in a forensic crime simulation

Laboratory 1: The Scientific Method Lab

Materials

• Blind
• Penney for random selection
• Data sheet for data collection
• Computer for statistical analysis

Exercises

• Conduct an experiment on Therapeutic Touch
• Test hypothesis that humans have energy fields and are capable of detecting them