2016+Required+Practicals

Here is the info for all the new practicals.



[|Biology statistics made simple using Excel]
 * **Practical** || **Title** || **Notes/Idea** ||
 * 1 || Using a light microscope/calculating magnification ||  ||
 * 2 || Estimation of osmolality in hypotonic and hypertonic solutions || AP Bio Investigation #4 would work well here ||
 * 3 || Investigation into factors that affect enzyme activity || AP Bio Investigation #13 would work well here ||
 * 4 || Chromatography of photosynthetic pigments || The old AP Bio photosynthesis lab ||
 * 5 || Setting up and monitoring a sealed mesocosm ||  ||
 * 6 || Monitoring of ventilation in humans ||  ||
 * 7 (HL only) || Measurement of transpiration rates using a potometer (ugh…) || Old AP Bio transpiration lab; Vernier gas pressure probe works well ||

Virtual Lab Resource: @http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/index.htm

Practical #2 - Osmolarity in Hypotonic and Hypertonic Solutions - source for osmolarity potato core lab and analysis

Practical #3 - Enzymes Ideas: > >
 * applesauce + pectinase
 * liver catalase + H2O2
 * potato extract + catechol
 * Lactaid + milk

Practical #4 - Chromatography [|Lab Bench Animation]

Practical #5 - Mesocosm [|Winogradsky Column] [|Winogradsky Column, animation] [|Instructions on how to do a soil mesocosm] [|virtual lab]

Ted Talk about living in the BioSphere Mesocosm Studies: testing sublethal pesticide effects on predatory mites ThinkIB resource about mesocosms

Practical #6 Human Ventilation I use this balloon lab and then have the students compare their results with a spirometer.

Practical #7 - Potometer virtual lab

Potometer lab: @http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_10/BL_10.html

Summary of changes for 2016 exams http://goo.gl/MBNOhu

Unofficial Sample IA rubric (2016 exams)

The "Über Rü bric" was designed for use in a school with both MYP and DP courses, and aligns explicitly to the assessment criteria for both. Soooo metal.