Unit 1: Origin of Life Characteristics of Life Lab Wax paper Toothpicks Hand lens Sugar Warm Water Plastic bottles Balloons (15 inch) Measuring spoons Measuring cups Plastic funnels Glucose strips Watches or timers Yeast Food coloring Unit 2: Large Biological Molecules Organic Compounds Lab Unlabeled sucrose, lactose or glucose Water Hot plate Vegetable oil Butter or margarine Iodine (IKI) Sudan stain Biuret reagent Assortment of foods containing starch, sugar and/or lipids Unit 3: Membranes & Enzymes Diffusion Lab Clear cups Plastic funnels Dialysis tubing 15% glucose/1% starch solution Medicine cups or small beakers Plastic pipets Glucose strips String Distilled water Starch indicator (IKI) Osmosis Lab Clear cups Dialysis tubing Medicine cup or small beaker String Distilled water 0.2 M sucrose solution 0.4 M sucrose solution 0.6 M sucrose solution 0.8 M sucrose solution 1.0 M sucrose solution Marking pencils Labeling tape Calculators Paper towels Balances Unit 4: Genes DNA Extraction Lab Plastic cups Sports drink, such as gatorade 15 ml test tube 3 ml graduated plastic pipets Microcentrifuge tubes String Liquid soap 70% ethanol Bucket of ice or freezer Scissors Marking pencil or labels Test tube racks Unit 5: Energy Processing Cellular Respiration Lab Plastic cups At least 2 carbohydrates, such as sucrose, glucose, lactose and/or starch Balloons Yeast Hot plates Balances Beakers Water Thermometers String Rulers Photosynthesis Lab pH paper 50 ml test tubes Elodea 250 ml graduated cylinders Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) Balances Plastic funnels Distilled water Light source Beakers Stopwatches Test tube racks Weighing dishes or weigh paper Unit 6: Prokaryotes & Viruses Gram Stain Lab Microscopes Microscope slides and cover slips Marking pencils Inoculation loops Bunsen burners Bacterial colonies Agar plates Small washbasins or bowls Crystal violet stain Gram’s iodine Safranin stain Alcohol decolorizing agent Blotting paper Unit 7: Eukaryotes & Gene Expression Animal vs. Plant Cell Lab Microscopes Microscope slides and cover slips Forceps Medicine droppers or plastic pipets Celery Knife or scalpel Water Toothpicks Methylene blue stain Paper Towels www.njctl.org Biology Labs Unit 8: Mitosis & Meiosis Mitosis Lab Microscopes Preserved slides of onion root tips Preserved slides of whitefish blastula Unit 9: Heredity Blood Typing Lab Blood typing slides At least 4 unknown simulated blood vials Vials of anti-A, anti-B, and anti-Rh sera Blue, yellow, and white mixing sticks or toothpicks Unit 10: Evolution Population Genetics Lab PTC papers Control papers Index cards Coins Unit 11: Classification Plant Classification Lab 10 plants, include a variety of monocots, dicots, and mosses www.njctl.org Biology Labs .