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Lab Series	Lab Title	Content
1. Experimental Data	SI Units	Basic metric units
	Simple Graphs Φ	In-class and virtual data form straight line graphs
	Changing Graphs	Understanding broken straight line graphs
	Volume Graphs	Graphs with volume as independent variable
	Weight Graphs	Weight and number of items illustrates averaging
	Random Errors	Observing and analyzing random errors
	Systematic Errors	Simple illustration of systematic error
	Chi-Square Ψ New	A do-it-yourself activity for learning to use chi-square tests
	Measurement Π New	Practice taking measurements from common lab equipment
	Balance Construction Ψ New	Build your own inexpensive, sensitive balance from common materials
	More experimental data to come	Laboratory safety
2. Speed and Acceleration	Definition of Speed	Analyze the meaning of "speed"
	Acceleration	Observe and measure acceleration
	Mass of Falling Objects	Effect of mass on freefall
	Gravity and Speed	Observing speed during freefall
	Ramp and Mass	Different masses travel down a ramp
	Ramp Angle	The effect of ramp angle on mass acceleration
	Friction and Motion New	Horizontal sliding block pulled by weight.
	Sliding Masses	The effect of ramp angle and friction
	Rolling Cylinders	The effect of cylinder thickness
	Rotating Mass Ω New	How period varies with angle, string length, and mass
	Changes in Acceleration	Observe light objects in freefall
	Terminal Speed	Measure terminal speed of falling objects
	Atwood Machine New	Discover Newton's 2nd Law and/or the acceleration of gravity
	More speed and acceleration to come	Ball on ramp
3. Collisions	Inelastic Collisions	Analyze inelastic collisions between equal masses
	Inelastic Collisions with Different Masses	Analyze inelastic collisions between unequal masses
	Elastic Collisions	Analyze elastic collisions between equal masses
	Elastic Collisions with Different Masses	Analyze elastic collisions between unequal masses
4. Projectiles	Horizontal Projectile Motion	Analyze horizontal component of projection motion
	Vertical Projectile Motion	Analyze vertical component of projectile motion
	Projectile Motion with Varying Force	Analyze effect of launch force on projectile motion
	Projectile Motion with Varying Mass	Analyze effect of projectile mass on projectile motion
	Projectile Motion with Varying Launch Angle	Analyze effect of launch angle on projectile motion
	Projectile Motion and Energy	Follow kinetic and potential energy
	Projectile Motion Investigation	Students choose what aspect(s) to investigate
4. Periodic Motion	Spring Constant	Determine spring constant of various spring combinations
	Springs Moving Different Masses	Observe period motion of springs with differing masses
	Springs and Conservation of Energy	Observe the change between kinetic and potential energies
	Pendulum with Different Masses &Phi	Note effect of mass on pendulum period
	Pendulum with Different Lengths Φ	Note effect of length on pendulum period
	Pendulum with Different Amplitudes	Note effect of amplitude on pendulum period
	Pendulum Kinetic and Potential Energy	Observe transformation between potential and kinetic energies of a pendulum
	Pendulum Investigation	Students choose what to investigate
	Compound Pendulum &Phi	A study in moment of inertia
5. Heat and Temperature	Brownian Motion, Random Walk	Note randomness of Brownian motion
	Brownian Motion, Temperature	Note effect of temperature on Brownian motion
	Gas Volume-Temperature	Determine relationship between gas volume and temperature
	Liquid Volume-Temperature	Determine relationship between liquid volume and temperature
	Gas Pressure-Temperature	Determine relationship between gas pressure and temperature
	Absolute Zero	Find absolute zero by extrapolating pressure-temperature curve
	Specific Heat	Measure specific heat of liquids
	More heat and temperature to come	Phase changes
6. Waves	Wavelength and Speed	Measure both wavelength and speed
	Reflection and Frequency	Determine effect of frequency on reflection
	Reflection and Barrier Angle	Determine effect of angle on reflection
	Depth and Speed	Determine effect of depth on speed
	Depth and Refraction	Observe effect on depth on refraction
	Diffraction	Measure effect of frequency and gap width
	Interference	Measure interference change with frequency
	Resonance	Analyze resonant chamber
7. Sound	Intensity and Distance	Intensity dependence on distance
	Pitch	Relation between pitch, frequency and period
	Resonance and Frequency	Resonant cavities
	Speed of Sound	Use resonance to measure speed of sound
	Direct Speed of Sound	Use delay time to measure speed of sound
	Resonant Harmonics	Measure harmonics for resonant cavities
	Beats	Measure beat frequencies
	Moving Sound	Analyze Doppler effect
8. Statics	Weighing Objects	Using spring scales to determine the weight of an object
	Density	Density determination for many materials
	First Class Levers	Analyze levers with fulcrum in the middle
	Second Class Levers	Analyze levers with load in the middle
	Third Class Levers	Analyze levers with effort in the middle
	Inclined plane	Effect of angle on force
	Pulleys	How pulleys act as a simple machine
	Buoyancy New	Studying displacement in different liquids
	More statics to come	Vectors, work
9. Earth Science	Porosity	Measuring porosity of different materials
	Evaporation	Evaporation rates of various liquids with differing surface area
	Soil Permeability	Rate water percolates through sand, potting soil, etc.
	Erosion and Flow	Effect of flow rate on rate of water erosion
	Basic Rock Identification	Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
	Daily Tides	Follow daily tides and analyze
	Clouds Π	Identify and understand cloud types
	More earth science to come	Angle of repose, coriolis effect, rocks & minerals
10. Chemistry	Chemical Changes	Understanding chemical and physical reactions
	Solubility Φ	What affects solubility in different solutes
	Iron-Tin Reaction	Reaction rates and temperature
	Acid-Base Titration Φ	Various combinations of acid and base
	Acid-Base Titration Wet Lab Ω New	Do your own at-home acid-base titration
	Crystal Violet Bleaching	Varying concentration of sodium hydroxide affects rate
	Molar Volume	Metals dissolve to produce measured volume of hydrogen
	Chemical Periodicity Ξ	Locate missing elements based on properties
	Laboratory Glassware Π	Interactively learn about glassware
	Periodic Table Ψ	Interactively check periodic table understanding
	Analysis of Hydrates Φ	Stoichiometric analysis of hydrates by heating in crucibles and weighing
	Hydrate Analysis Procedure Θ	Interactive exploration of procedure for hydrate analysis
	Electrochemical Series New	Comparison of electrical potential of half-cells
	Electroplating New	Plate and dissolve varlous metals; compare coulombs and grams
	Freezing Point Depression Φ New	Estimation of molar mass
	Molar Mass by Vapor Density New	Estimation of molar mass by weighing vapor
	Formula of Chlorides New	Determine empirical formula by dissolving metals in acid
	Acid-Base Indicators ΦNew	Determine ranges of indicator activity for many indicators
	Mole Ratio of Precipitates New	Use filtration, drying, and weighing to find empirical formulas
	Precipitation Procedure ΘNew	Interactive exploration of precipitation procedure
	Enthalpy of Neutralization ΦNew	Mix different amounts of acid and bases to measure heat generated
	Enthalpy of Solution ΦNew	Add solids to water and measure heat change in calorimeter
	Colorimetric Determination of Copper New	Use colorimetry to find percent copper in alloys
	Gravimetric Analyis Ω New	A do-it-yourself gravimetric analysis wet lab
	Oxidizing Power New	Use redox titration to measure oxidizing power of bleaches
	Solubility Product Ω New	A do-it-yourself solubility product wet lab
	Inorganic Synthesis Ω New	A do-it-yourself inorganic synthesis wet lab
	Equilibrium Constants New	Study complex ion equilibria using spectrophotometry
	Buffers ΦNew	Study how solution composition affects sensitivity to addition of acid or base
	Water Electrolysis Ω New	A do-it-yourself water electrolysis wet lab
	More chemistry to come	Electrochemical potential, electroplating, buffers, polyprotic acids, acid analysis, thin-layer chromatography, indicator selection, qualitative analysis, solution conductivity, size of molecule, chemical bonding
11. Biology	Food Webs Ψ	Evaluate food webs
	Seed Germination	Effect of contaminants on seed germination
	Cell Metabolism	Effect of sugar, temperature on metabolic rate
	Diffusion in a Gel	Observe shapes of diffusion curves
	Mitosis &Phi	Learn to classify phases of mitosis
	Meiosis Π	Learn about meiosis and its phases
	Stem Structure Π	Identify tissues and cells in stem cross sections
	Crossing Over New	Explore crossing over during meiosis in Sordaria fimicola
	Natural Selection Δ	You're the predator affecting survival of prey
	Enzymes	Effect of substrate concentration on rates
	Osmosis	Effect of varying salt concentration on various materials
	Membrane Diffusion &Phi New	Rate of diffusion across a semipermeable membrane
	Gel Electrophoresis	Uses agarose gel with DNA fragments and ethidium bromide dye
	Photosynthesis	How photosynthesis rate varies with color, intensity of light
	Photosynthesis and pH	How photosynthesis rate varies with pH and color of light
	Capillarity	Different liquids in tubes of varying diameter
	Corn Genetics	Monohybrid crosses
	Corn Genetics 2	Dihybrid crosses
	Plant Transpiration	Rate of water loss from leaves
	Animal Behavior Φ	Taxis with various stimuli
	Thin Layer Chromatography Φ	Separating various plant pigments with different solvents
	Cell Respiration	Rate of sprout respiration for various seeds & temperatures
	More biology to come	Plasmolysis, biodiversity, genetic code, liquid diffusion, water potential, population genetics
12. Electricity	Power and Voltage	Brightness of light bulb compares with applied voltage
	Wire Properties	Measure resistance at different lengths for different gauges
	Capacitors	Measure response of different combinations of capacitors in RC circuit to constant voltage
	More electricity to come	Circuits, static electricity fields, Coulomb's law, RC circuits, Ampere's law, electromagnetic induction, LC circuits
13. Heat Transfer	Conduction in Solids	Compare rate of heat transfer in different solid rods
	More heat transfer to come	Radiation, convection
14. Astronomy	Moon Phases	Understand and name phases of Moon
	Solar System Π New	Identify solar system bodies and some of their properties
	More astronomy to come	Star tracks, Jupiter's moons, analemma
15. Light	Light Reflection	Angles of incidence and reflection
	More light to come	Refraction, total internal reflection, laser diffraction, two-slit interference, colors, lens focal length
16. Environmental	Biomes Π	Investigate land-based biomes
	Food Web Ψ	Learn about food webs
	Dissolved Oxygen New	Measure dissolved oxygen at different temperatures and salt concentrations
	Primary Productivity New	Measure dissolved oxygen over time in water samples from different sources and with different light levels
	More environmental to come	Biodiversity, whales, greenhouse gases
15. Hydraulics	Water Stream Trajectory &Omega New	Compare Bernoulli's equation with calculated stream speed
	More hydraulics to come	Flow through a pipe, pistons and pressure
16. Nuclear	Photoelectric Effect New	Photoelectric current and stopping voltage varies with wavelength and intensity
	More nuclear to come	Radioactive decay, Rutherford scattering

Notes:

1. Measurement and scientific method pervade the sequence and are taught implicitly rather than as separate labs.
2. Hybrid labs include a default in-class procedure that may be customized. Contact us for details.
3. Students may prepare written and oral presentations of some labs using, if available to them, Word and PowerPoint.
4. Each title contains a list of vocabulary words, pre-lab questions, a procedure, a scientist biography, further explorations, post-lab questions, solution strategies, and fully worked-out answers to all questions.