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CURRICULUM - LABDISC SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
Globisens offers a rich variety of activities and hands-on experiments. Step-by-step guides cover more than 40 science topics, correlated to national curriculum standards and key science syllabuses.
Middle/High School Biology
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do Seeds Metabolize? | Measuring carbon dioxide production in seeds before and during germination |  | |
| Mammalian Diving Reflex | Decreasing the heart rate when submerged in cold water to preserve body heat. | |  |
| City Microclimate | Measuring temperature and humidity in green areas and around urban areas | | |
| Acid Rain | Determining the pH of acid rain and understanding the effects of it | | |
| Lambert-Beer Law | Measuring percentage transmittance of solutions at different concentrations | | |
| Sweat Production | Measuring temperature and humidity changes relative to perspiration | | |
| Our Heart Rate | Measuring our heart rate at rest and after physical activity | | |
| Temperature Variation Between Night and Day | Measuring thermal oscillation and luminosity during a full day | | |
| Photosynthesis | Measuring air pressure inside an active photosynthetic system | | |
| Photosynthesis – Dissolved Oxygen | Measuring dissolved oxygen inside an active photosynthetic system | |
Middle/High School Chemistry
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titration | Using the technique of acid-base titration to find the concentration of a strong acid | | |
| Endo/Exothermic Reactions | Performing different measurements to examine which reactions release or consume heat. | | |
| Specific Heat | Heating different liquids to the same temperature (70 degrees celcius) and comparing their individual cooling curves. | | |
| Water Phase Changes | Analyze temperature changes in water as a result of a physical state transition | | |
| Boyle’s Law | Measuring air pressure in a closed container while verifying the relationship between air pressure and volume | | |
| Liquid Conductivity | Studying the relationship between dissolved ions and the conductivity of a saline water solution | | |
| Lambert-Beer Law | Measuring percentage transmittance of solutions at different concentrations | | |
| Candle Flame | Measuring the temperature of a flame according to the “three zones model” | | |
| How Acidic are the Things we Drink? | Measuring the pH of different beverages | | |
| How Does Atmospheric Pressure Vary? | Measuring atmospheric pressure at different levels above sea level | | |
Middle/High School Environmental Studies
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploring our environment | 14 hands-on environmental science experiments | | |
| Water Quality | Measuring and comparing the turbidity of different water sources and the effect on aquatic life | | |
| UV and Sunblock | Measuring and comparing the levels of ultraviolet radiation through different types of filters | | |
| Cloud Detection | Measuring infrared temperature from the environment to characterize the current weather | | |
| Greenhouse Effect | Using a greenhouse to model the effects of the atmosphere on the Earth’s temperature | | |
| Liquid Conductivity | Studying the relationship between dissolved ions and the conductivity of a saline water solution | | |
| Acid Rain | Determining the pH of acid rain and understanding the effects of it | | |
| Variation of Light Intensity | Measuring the light intensity of different light sources | | |
| City Microclimate | Measuring environmental temperature and humidity in green areas and around urban areas | | |
| Photosynthesis | Measuring air pressure inside an active photosynthetic system | | |
| Photosynthesis – Dissolved Oxygen | Measuring dissolved oxygen inside an active photosynthetic system | | |
| Temperature Variation Between Night and Day | Measuring thermal oscillation and luminosity during a full day | | |
| Earth green lungs | Measuring Carbon Dioxide level in different urban areas | |
Middle/High School Physics
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth’s Magnetic Field | Measuring the Earth’s magnetic field at a given location | | |
| Newton’s Second Law | Studying the behavior of a propelled car | | |
| Elastic Pendulum | Observing changes in the elastic force excerted by a spring acting as a pendulum | | |
| Biot-Savart Law | Studying the magnetic field intensity variations around an inducting coil | | |
| Hooke’s Law | Studying the elongation produced in springs | | |
| Ohm’s Law | Exploring Ohm’s Law in parallel and series circuits | | |
| Change in Momentum | Demonstrating the conservation of momentum | | |
| Speed of Movement | Measuring the speed of a moving object in different situations | | |
| Free Fall | Observing and analyzing the free fall motion of a bouncing ping-pong ball | | |
| Lenz Law | Verifying the Lenz Law by measuring the electric current flowing through a coil created by an external magnetic field | | |
| Boyle’s Law | Measuring air pressure in a closed container while verifying the relations between air pressure and volume | | |
| Sound Waves | Recording sound waves and sound wave interference | | |
| Variation of Light Intensity | Measuring the light intensity of different light sources | | |
| Friction | Investigating static and kinetic friction of a body on different surfaces | |
Grades 3-5 experiments for the Mini (NGSS-correlated)
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pressure | Measure the air pressure inside a plastic bottle | | |
| All Charged Up | Compare the voltage and current output of different sized batteries | | |
| Conductors and Insulators | Measure the amount of electrical current flowing through different types of circuits | | |
| Coping with a Warm Environment | Measure environmental temperature and humidity | | |
| Feel the Beat | Record heart rate before and after exercise using an ear clip sensor | | |
| Make Your Own Battery | Measure the electricity produced by four different types of home-made batteries | | |
| Right on Target | Record heart rate before and after exercise using an ear clip sensor | | |
| Sources of Heat other than Sunlight | Measure heat created by mechanical and electrical sources | | |
| Temperatures Around Us | Measure environmental temperatures from a variety of locations around the school | | |
| The Sun’s Effects | Measure the temperatures of a 10 different locations around the school yard | | |
| Weather and Climate | Measure daily weather conditions including temperature, humidity, air pressure and precipitation | | |
| What’s the Weather Like Today? | Measure daily weather conditions including temperature, humidity, air pressure and precipitation | | |
| What’s the pHuss | Measure the pH of a variety of substances | | |
| A Walk in the Park | Measure ambient temperature and humidity to see how the presence of “green space” affects these parameters | | |
Project based learning
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project GLOBE | Build a student weather station at your school and use the Labdisc to collect ongoing data about the weather conditions in your area. | | |
| Project Nest Box | Collect data on light, humidity and sound as well as temperature both inside and outside nesting boxes to find out what features make a birdhouse ideal. | | |
| Turn-Down the Noise | Measure the impact of noise pollution in your community and share this information with community leaders to help make their school and community a better and healthier place. | | |
| What’s It Like Out There | Include a Labdisc GenSci or Labdisc Enviro as part of the payload of a high-altitude near-space weather balloon to record temperature, air pressure, sound and GPS location during the high-altitude weather balloons ascent and descent. | |
Elementary School
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Absorbance | Check and compare the light absorbance of different pairs of sunglasses | | |
| Our Heart Rate | Recording heart rate before and after excercise | | |
| A Walk in the Park | Recording temperature changes at a city’s busy intersection and in a nearby park or garden | | |
| Night and Day | Examine temperature and light changes over a full day | | |
| How Loud is Sound? | Measure the decay of sound level over distance | | |
| The Temperature Around Us | Recording the temperature of different substances | | |
| What is Distance? | Examine the relationship between speed time and distance and explore graphs of distance versus time | |
NGSS aligned experiment activities
| Experiment | Description | Labdisc | Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Rain | Investigate the effect of acid rain forerunner on water acidity | | |
| Altitude and Air Pressure | Measuring atmospheric pressure at different altitudes above sea level | | |
| Boyles Law | Measuring air pressure in a closed container | | |
| Candle Flame | Measuring the temperature of a flame in three different zones | | |
| City Micro Climate | Comparing GPS, temperature and humidity readings in a city park and busy road | | |
| Day and Night | Measuring thermal oscillation and luminosity during a full day | | |
| Free Fall | Observing and analyzing the free fall motion of a bouncing ping-pong ball | | |
| Greenhouse Effect | Measuring temperature inside and outside a greenhouse | | |
| Lambert-Beer law | Measuring percentage transmittance of solutions at different concentrations | | |
| Lenz Law | Verifying the Lenz Law by measuring the electric current flowing through a coil created by an external magnetic field | | |
| Light intensity | Measuring the light intensity of different light sources | | |
| Liquid conductivity | Measuring conductivity in saline water solutions | | |
| Our heart rate | Measuring our heart rate at rest and after physical exercise | | |
| Photosynthesis | Measuring air pressure inside an active photosynthetic system | | |
| Sound Waves | Recording sound waves and sound wave interference | | |
| Sweat Production | Measurement temperature and humidity changes relative to perspiration | | |
| What Do We Drink | Measuring the pH of common drinks | | |
