April 2012
Beginner
378 pages
13h 58m
English
book
Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments
by Robert Robert Bruce Thompson Thompson, Barbara Barbara Fritchman Thompson Thompson
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Chapter 9. Observing the Effects of Pollution in Microcosms
Equipment and Materials
You’ll need the following items to complete this lab session. (The standard kit for this book, available from www.thehomescientist.com, includes the items listed in the first group.)
Materials from Kit
Goggles
Coverslips
Centrifuge tubes, 50 mL
Hydrochloric acid
Fertilizer concentrate A
Lead(II) acetate
Methylcellulose
pH test paper
Pipettes
Slides, flat
Yeast, live (baker’s or brewer’s)
Materials You Provide
Gloves
Foam cup
Pond sediment/vegetation (from Chapter 7)
Tablespoon
Water, spring or boiled tap
Background
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