This is a recording of a recent live teleclass I did with thousands of kids from all over the world. I’ve included it here so you can participate and learn, too!
This class is all about Biology, what it is and how it works. If you love plants, animals, insects, and strange puzzling challenges, then this is the area of science for you. We’re about to see and do the kind of science that was not in your typical textbooks. Without biology, there would be no cure for diseases, we wouldn’t understand which foods are the right ones to eat, why we have to brush our teeth and wash our hands, which water we can drink without getting sick, athletes couldn’t figure out how to improve their performance. It helps us understand how life works so we can make the most effective use of that information, like how to clean up our environment or grow better crops without exhausting the soil.
Materials:
- Salt
- Clear glass cup
- Coffee filter and a funnel
- Isopropyl alcohol (91%) – COLD!
- Blender or food processor
- Liquid dishwashing detergent
- A fruit or vegetable
- 2 handheld magnifying lenses
Oops, sorry Kenny! You’re right – I edited that part out by accident because it was something we did in the live class before we actually started the class officially. All you need to do is do is look at the critters for question #20 and take your best guess as to what they are. And then take a look and see how you did! It was just something we did for fun at the start of class, we didn’t do a lab or anything with it. If you’d like more details about this part in particular, jump to the Unit 16 lesson Microscopes.
Hi Aurora – question 20 isn’t covered… did I miss it?