 offers practical experience with enzyme extraction procedures and is an excellent introduction to the analysis of enzyme activity and basic enzyme kinetics.
Classification has been the most used experimental technique while learning about animal and human composition and physiology. Many schools choose to analyze a frog. Dissection helps students learn about the organs, their structure and the relationships among them. After learning the general anatomy, organs such as a sheep’s heart or lung, may be dissected to learn the internal workings of the organ. For those different to performing vivisection which is the act of operating on a living animal, virtual dissection kits are available.
To show that the process of photosynthesis you will need a water plant, a vessel, a clear funnel and a test tube. Dip the water plant under water in the vessel and cover with the funnel. Put a test tube on top of the funnel making sure there are no attentive air bubbles in the test tube. Description the plant to sunlight and then observe as bubbles gather in the test tube.
An easy and cheap biology experiment would be a test to find the best bread storage. Place slices from the same hang out in different conditions such as in a sealed bag, in a bag closed with a twist tie, in dark environments, in direct sunlight or in the freezer. In the days analyze the state of the bread to determine which method staves off mould the longest. A variation on this experiment would be to test different types of breads in one chosen storage condition to see which bread fares best. The student would then develop a theory based on the research.
In this project students go around the campus or their own neighborhoods to find four different types of soil. This could be sand, clay, mud near a body of water or loose dirt in a wooded area. Label each sample and place in a sealed jar. Check the samples daily or weekly for changes in the micro-organisms. Study these organisms under a microscope, keeping illustrations in a project log. Make note of any changes. The students can determine the type of soil favorable to planting, or the plant types that would increase best in each environment.