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**Total Lab Listing**
Lab Hyperlink	Area	Description
Ideal Gas Law	Chem, Physics	Collect butane gas from a lighter and determine its molecular weight.
Boyles Law	Chem, Physics	Use the force of gravity and the mass of books to change the pressure on a gas.
Charles Law	Chem, Physics	Measure the volume of a balloon as a hot plate changes its temperature.
Charles Law 2	Chem, Physics	Change the volume of a gas in a flask by using boiling and ice water.
Titration	Chem	Reach an endpoint by neutralizing an acid with a base.
pH Curve	Chem	Plot the pH as a strong acid neutralizes a strong base.
Precipitation of Chalk	Chem	Produce chalk through an ionic reaction and collect the product through filtration.
Percent of O₂ in a Compound	Chem	Heat an unknown and measure the weight lost using a flame and crucible.
Water in a Hydrate	Chem	Heat an unknown and calculate the water molecules in its formula.
Density	Chem, Physics	Determine the density of several samples and vertically line them up.
Phase Change	Chem, Physics	Heat an unknown and graph its temperature as it cools.
Stoichiometry	Chem	Replace copper with iron in this single replacement reaction and calculate your error.
Solubility of a Solid	Chem	Solve for an unknown mass by measuring its solubility and comparing to known samples.
Freezing Point Depression	Chem, Physics	Freeze your solution with dry ice and note the change in freezing point.
Diameter of a Molecule	Chem	Estimate the size of a molecule using lycopodium and water.
Bright Line of Na	Chem, Physics	Heat up salt and measure the wavelength of light emitted by excited electrons.
Diffusion	Chem	Measure how far two gases can travel in the same amount of time and calculate the molar mass.
Spectrophotometry	Chem	Use the transmittance of a certain wavelength to find the molar absorptivity of a compound.
Heat of Solution	Chem, Physics	Mix up a solution and calculate the heat of solution from the data gathered.
Percent of O2 in Air	Chem	Use Pyrogallol to consume oxygen and calculate its percent of room air.
Electromagnetic Radiation	Chem, Physics	Use spectrum tubes and flame tests to investigate electromagnetic radiation.
Specific Heat of a Metal	Chem, Physics	Measure the temperature as a hot metal heats up a sample of water.
Physical Properties	Chem	Determine 12 physical properties of an unknown sample.
Mass of a Cu Atom	Chem, Physics	Calculate the atomic mass of a Cu atom from current and electrode mass loss.
Thin Layer Chromatography	Chem, Biology	Determine an unlnown amino acid using TLC.
Sand Salt Iron	Chem	Separate sand, salt and iron based on thier physical properties.
Purifying Water	Chem, ChemCom	Use separation and filtration to purify a sample of foul water.
Ions in Water	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the presence of several ions dissolved in samples of water.
Solubility in Water	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the solubility of succinic acid in water at 45, 55 and 65 C.
Solvents and Solutes	Chem, ChemCom	Create your own procedure to determine the solubility of several substances.
Hard/Soft Water	Chem, ChemCom	Examine the properties of hard and soft water.
Elemental Properties	Chem, ChemCom	Examine the luster, color, conductivity, malleability and reactions of several elements.
Reaction of Copper	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the change in mass of Copper during a reaction.
Reactivity of Metals	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the reactivity of 5 metals by combining with specific reagents.
Reclaimed Copper	Chem, ChemCom	Copper is reclaimed from a CuO - Cu mixture that was made in a previous lab.
Copper-Silver-Gold	Chem, ChemCom	Convert a copper penny into silver and then gold using ZnCl₂.
Plating Copper	Chem, ChemCom	Copper plate a nickel spoon using CuSO₄ and an electrical current.
Radiation	Chem, ChemCom	Test the properties of alpha particles, beta particles and gamma waves.
Cloud Chamber	Chem, ChemCom	Construct a working cloud chamber and observe alpha particles in motion.
Simple Distillation	Chem, ChemCom	Separate two liquids from a mixture using fractional distillation.
Heat of Combustion	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the molar heat of combustion of paraffin wax.
Production of Biofuel	Chem, ChemCom	Produce Biofuel from Canola oil and then test its heat of combustion value.
Volume vs Temperature	Chem, ChemCom	Graph absolute zero from the change in volume of a capillary tube.
Carbon Dioxide	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the approximate level of CO₂ in air, burning candle gas and breath.
The Effect of Buffers	Chem, ChemCom	Observe the effect a buffer has on a solution when acid and base is added.
Fertilizer Components	Chem, ChemCom	Run 5 different tests to determine the components of an unknown fertilizer.
Phosphate in Fertilizer	Chem, ChemCom	Determine the ppm of phosphate in an unknown fertilizer sample using color.
Equilibrium	Chem, ChemCom	Use LeChalier's principle to observe the effect of temperature and conc. change.
Recyclable Plastics	Chem	Identify 6 recyclable plastics by density and burning properties
Average Atomic Mass	Chem	Calculate the average atomic mass using a mass spectrometer.
Lead in Hair Coloring	Chem	Calculate the percent of lead in a common hair coloring product.
Peanut Energy	Chem	Measure the calories given off when a peanut is burned.
Ka and pH	Chem	Calculate the Ka of a weak acid by titration.
Copper Reactions	Chem	Use lab skills and observations to follow Cu through 5 reactions.
Hess's Law	Chem	Measure the heat transfer of three reactions and follow Hess's Law.
Half Life	Chem, Physics	Use a robotic arm to study the number of alpha particles released .
Voltaic Cell	Chem, Physics	Measure the voltage from a REDOX reaction.
Reduction of Cu	Chem	React CuO with hydrogen to produce free copper in a reduction reaction.
ppt Chart	Chem	Construct a ppt solubility chart using 12 different anions and cations.
Analysis of Bleach	Chem	Calculate the % of NaClO in bleach.
Molar Mass of a Vapor	Chem	Vaporize a liquid and determine its molar mass.
Winkler Test	Chem	Measure the level of dissolved O₂ by titration.
Rate of Reaction	Chem	Calculate the rate of reaction and k for an iodine - peroxide reaction.
Qualitative Analysis	Chem	Determine up to 10 different cations present in a solution.
Serial Dilution & Ksp	Chem	Dilute down an original solution 12 fold and calculate the Ksp.
Molar Mass and Ksp	Chem	Mix & evaporate down a saturated solution and calculate the Ksp.
Activity Series	Chem	React six metals with different metallic solutions and formulate an activity series table from the results.
Synthesis of Aspirin	Chem	Convert methyl salicylate into salicylic acid and then into aspirin in this organic synthesis lab.
Equilibrium Constant	Chem	Calculate the equilibrium constant from spectrophotometric data of an FeSCN⁺² ion complex.
Fractional Distillation	Chem	Produce and separate alcohol from a fermentation mixture using fractional distillation.
Dalton's Law	Chem, Earth S	Determine the density of room, dry and saturated air. Also determine partial pressures for each.
NaOH Standardization	Chem	Standardize a NaOH solution using KHP.
Capillary Action	Chem, Physics	Determine the surface tension of a liquid through capillary action.
Phosphorus in Plant Food	Chem, Earth S	Determine the percent of phosphorus in plant food through a ppt reaction.
Henry's Law	Chem	Determine Henry's Law constant by dissolving ammonia in a solvent.
Bomb Calorimetry	Chem	Calculate the heat of combustion of an unknown using a bomb calorimeter.
Hydrolysis of a Salt	Chem	Calculate Ka and Kb for a salt based on its Molarity and pH.
Water Hardness	Chem	Determine the hardness of a water sample using EDTA and the indicator EBT in a titration.
Heat of Vaporization	Chem	Calculate the molar heat of vaporization of a liquid by gathering vapor pressure data.
Electrolysis of water	Chem	Split water up into its elemental gasses by passing electricity through it.
Coordinate Compounds	Chem	Synthesize [Co(NH₃)₆]Cl₂ in the lab.
Buffer Capacity	Chem	Determine the buffer capacity of a solution using titration.
Gas Chromatography	Chem	Determine the components of an unknown mixture by retention times.
Isolation of Caffeine	Chem	Extract caffeine from tea leaves using selective solubilities.
Velocity	Physics	Calculate velocity, in several ways, using toy cars and photogates.
Acceleration	Physics	Calculate acceleration from data etched on paper tape.
Inclined Acceleration	Physics	Observe and measure different accelerations down an inclined plane.
Centripetal Acceleration	Physics	Rotate a stopper on a string and calculate its centripetal acceleration.
Collisions	Physics	Set up and run an air track to calculate momentum and kinetic energy.
Tension	Physics	Measure the tension on a string by changing angle and supported mass.
Coefficient of Friction	Physics	Measure static and kinetic friction on two samples at different inclined angles.
2 Dimensional Vectors	Physics	Photograph the positions of a ball under constant velocity and gravity.
Hooke's Law	Physics	Measure the stretching of a spring and calculate the spring constant and PE.
Torque: Simple levers	Physics	Determine the mass of an unknown by calculating torque 3 different ways.
Torque: Angular Force	Physics	Vary the lever arm length, angle of force and location of force, and observe the effect on force and torque.
Pulleys	Physics	Measure the mass needed to move an object and calculate Force, IMA, AMA and Work.
Human Power	Physics	Calculate the horsepower generated by a subject running up a flight of stairs.
Hydraulics	Physics	Calculate an unknown mass using two hypodermic needles, ruler and scale.
Shoot the Monkey	Physics	Calculate initial velocity from gun angle and monkey fall distance.
Buoyancy	Physics	Find an unknown mass by using Archimedes's law on buoyancy.
Simple Harmonic Motion	Physics	Calculate a spring k and then observe and calculate the period of a cart showing SHM on an air track.
Acoustic Resonance	Physics	Measure the node distances and calculate the wavelength and frequency of a generated sound within a closed end tube.
Standing Waves	Physics	Calculate the frequency of a standing wave by adjusting the tension on a string.
Ohm's Law	Physics	Measure current, voltage and resistance with a voltmeter and ammeter.
Electroscope	Physics	Manipulate positive and negative charges with an electroscope.
Focal Length	Physics	Manipulate object and image distance in order to calculate focal length and magnification of a thin lens.
Concave Mirror	Physics	Manipulate object and image distance in order to calculate focal length and magnification of a concave mirror.
Snell's Law	Physics	Measure the angle of incidence and angle of refraction to determine an unknown index of refraction.
Torricelli's Theorem	Physics	Calculate the height of a column of water from the dimensions of a water stream.
Bicycle Gearing	Physics	Calculate Force, Torque and gear ratio for a bicycle.
Millikans Oil Drop	Physics	Determine the charge of an electron using Millikan's famous experiment.
Venturi Tube	Physics	Calculate the pressure at a constriction using data from a venturi tube.
Angular Momentum	Physics	Calculate the angular momentum of a rotating metal disk, and more.
Young's Experiment	Physics	Calculate the wavelength of a light using the classic "Young's dual slit experiment".
Viscosity of a Liquid	Physics	Calculate the viscosity of a liquid by dropping a ball through that liquid.
Magnetic Force	Physics	Calculate magnetic flux density using a wire, magnet and current.
Rube Goldberg	Physics	Calculate force from a group of connected simple machines.
Specific Rotation	Physics	Determine the specific rotation of 3 substances using a polarimeter.
ARide-Devils Tower	Physics	Amusement ride: Acceleration, velocity, distance and time.
ARide-Carousel	Physics	Amusement ride: Linear velocity, centripetal acceleration and force.
ARide-Bumper Cars	Physics	Amusement ride: Acceleration, velocity and elastic collisions.
ARide-Circular Swing	Physics	Amusement ride: Angle, velocity, centripetal acceleration and force.
ARide-Pendulum	Physics	Amusement ride: Angle, mass, period and potential energy.
ARide-Sky Ride	Physics	Amusement ride: Angle, tension and force.
ARide-Ferris Wheel	Physics	Amusement ride: Radius, velocity, centripetal acceleration and time.
ARide-Demon Drop	Physics	Amusement ride: Power, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy and velocity.
ARide-Go Cart	Physics	Amusement ride: Velocity, centripetal acceleration and coefficient of friction.
ARide-Roller Coaster 1	Physics	Amusement ride: Velocity, mass, force and work.
ARide-Roller Coaster 2	Physics	Amusement ride: Potential & Kinetic Energy, velocity and centripetal acceleration.
Elodea Photosynthesis	Biology	Test the effect of light, temperature and CO₂ on Elodea oxygen production.
Yeast Respiration	Biology	Test the effect of light and type of nutrient on yeast respiration.
Lactose Digestion	Biology	Digest whole milk, skim milk & soy milk and observe the levels of glucose produced.
Duckweed Growth	Biology	Grow a population of duckweed under various conditions of light, nutrient, CO₂ and pH.
Reaction Time	Biology	Record your reaction time to visual and audio stimulus.
Diffusion: rate	Biology	Create your own cubes of agar and then measure the rate of diffusion into those cubes.
Interrelationships	Biology	Observe the level of CO₂ produced by snails and Elodea under different conditions.
Is it Alive?	Biology	Observe if dried yeast exhibits the characteristics of reproduction and metabolism.
Action Spectrum	Biology	Plot the rate of photosynthesis as related to wavelength of light shining on algae.
Enzymes and pH	Biology	Test the effect of pH on the activity of the enzymes pepsin and trypsin.
Bacteria Inhibition	Biology	Measure the inhibition properties of several substances on cultures of bacteria.
Adaptation	Biology	Observe a bird undergo adaptations to better fit into its habitat.
Protein Synthesis	Biology	Build a mRNA strand and produce tRNA to assemble amino acids into a protein.
Blood Typing	Biology	Run a blood analysis and determine the type (A,B,AB,O) Rh factor and hematocrit reading.
Urine Analysis	Biology	Test several urine samples for salt, phosphate, glucose, protein, ketones, pH and specific gravity.
Diffusion: mass & temp	Biology	Observe the effects of molecular mass and temperature on diffusion.
Transpiration	Biology	Test the effect of light, air and humidity on transpiration rates.
Cardiac Physiology	Biology	Measure blood pressure and pulse rate. Determine cardiac fitness from the results.
Daphnia Heart Rate	Biology	Measure the effect of temperature on Daphnia heart rate.
Vitamin C in Juice	Biology	Determine the mg of vitamin C in a juice sample using titration.
Primary Productivity	Biology	Determine the dissolved oxygen of water samples exposed to different light levels.
Animal Behavior	Biology	Design your own experiments on mobile pillbugs.
Plant Pigments	Biology	Extract plant pigments from spinach and separate them by TLC.
Photosynthesis	Biology	Measure the rate of photosynthesis by the disappearance of the dye DPIP.
Respiration	Biology	Measure the rate of respiration of germinated and nongerminated peas at several temperatures.
Enzyme Catalysis	Biology	Measure the rate of peroxide decomposition by the enzyme catalase.
Osmosis & Diffusion 1	Biology	Observe diffusion and measure the rate of osmosis using a sucrose solution.
Osmosis & Diffusion 2	Biology	Calculate water potential for potato cubes and observe plasmolysis.
Bacteria Transformation	Biology	Test the process of transformation as E.coli uptakes DNA from plasmids.
DNA Electrophoresis	Biology	Determine the number of base pairs in a DNA fragment using electrophoresis.
Crossing Over	Biology	Determine the crossing over percent in the fungus Sordaria fimicola.
Fruit Fly Genetics	Biology	Raise the F1 and F2 generation of flies from your genetic cross.
Population Genetics	Biology	Follow the genotypes of bugs as they produce offspring under different conditions.
2 Way Diffusion	Biology	Observe two liquids diffusing through a common section of gelatin.
Gas Diffusion	Biology	Observe the diffusion of concentrated and dilute ammonia gas.
Starch in Plants	Biology	Observe the conditions needed to produce starch in plants.
Plant Tropism	Biology	Observe Phototropism, Geotropism and Hydrotropism in plants.
Mouse Respiration	Biology	Plot the rate of respiration of a mouse under different conditions.
Iron in Cereal	Biology	Collect and mass iron found in fortified cereal.
Biodegradable Plastics	Biology	FCreate and test the biodegradability of several starch polymers(plastics).
Water Pollution	Biology	Determine the location of pollution using dissolved O₂, nitrate & phosphate levels.
Thermocline	Earth Science	Measure the thermocline of a local lake
Soil Test	Earth Science	Test a soil sample for nitrogen, phosphates, potassium and pH.
Mineral Identification	Earth Science	Identify 5 mineral samples using hardness, specific gravity, streak and more.
Relative Humidity	Earth Science	Measure and plot relative humidity and temperature for a 24 hour span.
Insolation	Earth Science	Measure and observe the level of insolation and angle of incidence.
Contour Maps	Earth Science	Translate a contour map into an elevation graph.
Earthquake Energy	Earth Science	Generate your own mini-earthquake and calculate its magnitude.
Soil Profile	Earth Science	Identify and measure the horizons of a soil profile.
Earths Circumference	Earth Science	Perform an updated experiment that will allow you to estimate the earth's circumference.
Atmosphere	Earth Science	Launch a rocket into the upper atmosphere and gather data on temperature, ozone and more.
Index Fossils	Earth Science	Determine if a formation is anticline or syncline from index fossils.
Weather Maps	Earth Science	Observe the data from over 40 weather stations and then construct a temperature and pressure weather map.
Doppler Effect	Earth Science	Focus a telescope on 5 different stars and observe their spectrum. From that data calculate their velocity in respect to the earth.
Earthquake Epicenter	Earth Science	Calculate the epicenter of an earthquake by examining the P and S wave times on a seismograph.
Tsunami Speed	Earth Science	Observe and calculate the velocity of a "mini" Tsunami wave in relation to water depth.