High School, grades 9 through 12
High School Life Science
Algae do more than half of Earth's photosynthesis. Measure it in your classroom.
High school life science asks students to measure, not just describe. Algae and brine shrimp grow fast enough to give a class real population curves, photosynthesis rates and biomass numbers inside a normal unit, and cheap enough that every group runs its own.
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Life science subjects
Grades 9-12
Photosynthesis and Respiration in a Closed System
A sealed bag of algae and brine shrimp that runs on light alone.
Grades 9-12
Carrying Capacity and Population Dynamics
Count a population until it levels off, then find out why.
Grades 9-12
Trophic Energy Transfer and Biomass
Weigh the producers and the consumers and calculate what moved up.
Light, Irradiance and Growth Rate
Change the light and graph how fast the algae grow.
Bioprospecting and Microbial Diversity
Pull wild algae out of a water sample and isolate them on agar.
Kits for these lessons
Algae Beads: Make Your Own FULL KIT
