Articles tagged as "14 -16 (KS4)"

Microscopy - Looking at xylem and specialised cells

Resources to show how you can use microscopes for quick, cheap and easy practicals in your lab. These two resources focus on looking at the structure and function of xylem and other specialised plant cells.

Using Venus' Fly Trap in the Lab

One of the SAPS Star Plants, Darwin called the Venus' Fly Trap 'one of the most wonderful plants in the world'. Great for teaching about adaptation and interdependence.

Using Onions in the Lab

Onions are easy and cheap to source, and make a great resource for looking at cell structure, particularly stomata, and for extracting DNA.

Using Cress in the Lab

Cress seeds are cheap and easy to grow, and offer a useful way to look at the germination process.

Using Garlic in the Lab

Garlic can provide a useful and easy-to-source resource for the biology lab, for looking at topics including mitosis and the cell cycle.

Using Broad Beans in the Lab

Broad beans are quick and reliable to germinate in the lab, and an excellent example for topics including nutrient cycles, nitrogen fixation and mutualism.

Using Elodea in the Lab

This pondweed is widely recommended for photosynthesis experiments, as it can be used for demonstrating oxygen formation during photosynthesis. It is easily available from aquarium shops and science suppliers.

Using Green Cabomba Pondweed in the Lab

This reliable pondweed gives off plenty of oxygen in the process of photosynthesis - a wonderful way to demonstrate the process.

Using Green Algae in the Lab

These algae make a great resource for demonstrating photosynthesis, particularly with the 'algal balls' activity.

Using Mung Beans in the Lab

Mung beans are cheap, reliable and easy to germinate, and offer a useful way to look at topics including plant growth, cells, plant nutrition and hydroponics.

Using Beetroot in the Lab

Beetroot make a useful and easily available resource for the science lab, for topics including cell structure, plasmolysis and membrane permeability.

Using Radishes in the Lab

Great little plants for the lab, radishes can be used for investigations covering plant growth, plant nutrition and phototropism.

Using Spider Plants in the Lab

Spider plants are a useful, cheap and reliable resource for investigating topics including asexual reproduction and the role of plant hormones.

Using Daisies in the Lab

Daisies are inobtrusive plants, but together with other playing field plants, they make a useful resource for simple fieldwork investigations.

Using Duckweed in the Lab

Duckweed make excellent subjects for students to use to develop investigations.

Using Sundews in the Lab

A SAPS 'Star Plant' for your lab, with a wonderful example of adaptation. Follow our care tips to ensure the plants flourish in your lab.

Using Living Stones (Lithops) in the Lab

One of the SAPS 'Star Plants' for your lab, showing an extreme form of adaptation. Follow our care tips to ensure that the plants flourish in your lab.

Using Mimosa pudica in the Lab

One of the SAPS 'Star Plants' for your lab, these plants collapse their leaflets when touched, an intriguing example of a plant response. Follow our care tips to help the plants flourish in your lab.

Using Horsetail in the Lab

One of the SAPS 'Star Plants' for your lab, the horsetails are a living fossil, and make an excellent introduction to discussing evolution.

Using Holly in the Lab

Holly makes a useful resource for the science lab, with investigations around topics including stomata, plant defences, herbivory and adaptation.