Practical Work Index

The Laboratory

• How to use a Bunsen burner
• Laboratory Rules
• Apparatus (opens in new window)

Observing in Biology

• Picking up Small Specimens
• Observing Small Specimens
• How to use a hand lens
• How to use a binocular microscope
• How to use a compound microscope

Field Studies

• Preparation 
• Soil profile
• Weather studies
• Identifying and Collecting Leaf Litter
• Identifying and Collecting Leaves from the Forest Floor
• Investigating Pond Life

Experiments

Experiments on Soil

• Testing the pH of Soil
• Investigating the Presence of Micro-organisms in Different Soil Layers.
• The Tullgren Funnel
• Testing for the Presence of Living Organisms in the Soil.

Investigating Cells

• Mouth Cells
• Looking at Skin Cells
• Looking at Onion Cells
• Observing Leaf Cells from Freshwater Pond Weed
• Looking at Single-Celled Organisms

Flower Studies

• Dissecting a Typical Insect-pollinated Flower
• Looking at parts of a Buttercup Flower using the Light Microscope

Seed Germination

• Seed Structure
• To find out if water is needed for seed germination
• To find out if air is needed for seed germination
• To see if temperature has an effect on the germination of seeds
• To see if light is needed for seeds to germinate
• Summary of the Conditions needed for Germination
• To see if Carbon Dioxide is given off by Germinating Seeds
• To see if Energy is given out by Germinating Seeds
• Germinating and Growing Seedlings
• Looking at the Structure of a Seedling

Development of Chestnut Buds

• Observing Chestnut Buds

Food Storage Organs

• Testing Plant Storage Organs for Starch and Sugar
• Growth of a Perennial Plant

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