Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans
We, at Algae Research and Supply, believe that it isn't only important to give our customers and fellow marine enthusiasts great algae culturing products and kits, but also the knowledge, information, and tools to succeed.
Here, we have some great content for at home or class demonstrations to all grade levels. Thank you for being being a part of the Algae Research Supply Community.
Algae Culture: Six Algae Strains- For classroom investigations
$ 27.50
Algae survey kit includes 1.5ml culture and culture booklet:
- spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)
- Nannochloropsis
- Porphyridium
- Chlorella vulgaris
- Isochrysis
- Pyrocystis fusiformis.
- Algae culturing manual
Our scientists have been working with algae for over a decade. This is a premium culture set that is very well taken care of. It is robust and will perform in your laboratory or classroom.
Algae Culturing Project Kit for 25 Students: 7-14 day project. $3 per student.
$ 75.00
Students will use the scientific method to learn about the importance of algae in aquatic systems: the process of photosynthesis, algae's role in the food web, algae's sensitivity to water quality, and algae's impact on water quality through events like harmful algal blooms (HABs). This lesson offers endless opportunities for discussions on topics like nutrient acquisition, effects of climate change, human impacts and nutrient pollution, dead zones and HAB’s, aquaculture, resource limitations, trophic transfers, predator prey interactions, and much more.
The kit contains:
- 1-Liter bottle of Nannochloropsis algae
- 25 individual test tubes and labels
- Small vial of nutrient media and bag of salts
- 25 secchi sticks
- Algae culturing manual
- Detailed Lesson plan, 8-pages
- Data collection sheets
You will need:
- a gallon of spring water
- Large bucket to mix the media
Algae Research Supply Secchi Stick
$ 2.00
The Secchi Stick is a simple analytical device to determine optical density of a liquid. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. We have a video on it's operation on youtube. View full product details
Classroom Project: Five Algae Cultures (500mL) and Growing Supplies
$ 150.00
This kit includes 500mL of algae:
- Nannochloropsis (Seawater)
- Porphyridium (Seawater)
- Isochrysis (Seawater)
- Chlorella (Freshwater)
- Arthrospira (spirulina) (Alkali water)
Supplies:
- Freshwater salts and nutrients
- Salt water salts and nutrients
- Secchi Sticks x5
- Pipettes x5
- Culture tubes (50mL self standing) x10
This kit was developed in cooperation with the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Lesson Plan for Oil Formation with Nannochloropsis
$ 3.99
This is the instruction package for the Nannochloropsis occulata kit that we sell. We have been asked by a number of customers to post it for sale. So here you go! View full product details
Lesson Plan: Oil Spill Experiment: What happens to algae after an oil spill?
Free
Although not as destructive as human-made global climate change, the environmental damage due to an oil spill can be devastating to ecosystems. This lesson will introduce the some basics of aquatic ecosystems and how they can be changed by the introduction of petroleum. View full product details
