Biology resources

Lung volume

In this activity students use a spirometer to measure their lung volumes. During a normal breathing cycle a couple of lung volume types can be

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Kidney function

This activity can be used to study the function of the kidneys in detail. Students can investigate the use of EPO and diabetes on the

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Human respiration

In this activity students will study their breathing using a thermocouple sensor. They can compare their breathing with that of someone else. And examine the

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Monitoring EKG

In this activity you will investigate the electrical activity of your heart using an ECG sensor. Also the effect of, for example exercising or a

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Electromyogram

In this investigation students visualize the activity of a muscle with an EKG sensor. Using different weights they are able to study the relation between

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Water quality

In this experiment students investigate a pond or stream near their school. Abiotic and biotic factors (flora and fauna) both give information about the water

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Budworms

This activity gives students the opportunity to explore the basic principles of population ecology. The model reflects a number of concepts, such as (biological) equilibrium,

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Mice population

In this activity, students look step by step how certain factors impact the mice population. In the first part exponential growth is examined. In the

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