Introduction+Toxicology



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Keith- Students will benefit from this lab in proportion to the amount of chemistry they understand when they start the lab. This would be a good fit for advanced students, especially patient ones. The start of the lab, with the loading of the column, and the initial elution of the drugs represents a long time without much "action." Definitely not for the Xbox generation.

Emily- Time consuming and difficult instructions to follow. Lots of teacher preparation required. More of a chemistry basis than a Biology basis.

Carrie - I think this would be a good lab for an advanced class or independent research. The lab is time consuming and has many steps which would be a good college prep lab.

Heather - I don't think this lab is a good choice for a basic Biology class, but maybe it would be a good choice for a more advanced course. I really think this might be appropriate for a AP Chemistry separations lab, with some procedural modifications. I have some quibbles with the directions as written: students need to pull the capillary tubes to get a finer spot on the plate, and the plates provided were very unforgiving - our surface was crumbled before we began prepping for our lab. I suggest plastic backed TLC plates which can be cut or re-made as needed. I also would play with the detector chemicals and how to add them to the plates. Great concept, with the opportunity to make more connections to our AP Chem content (calculating Rf, intermolecular forces, molecular structures, etc.).

Christine- I strongly agree that this lab would be better for the more advanced students in either an AP Bio class or an AP Chemistry class. It seems like it might be a bit of prep and extensive pre-lab would be necessary to introduce the procedure to the students.

Alicia- Wow! This lab has a lot of work that is required to get the desired results. Great for chemistry.

Deb- this lab is better suited to an AP Bio or AP Chem class. It would work well in a class where you have room to leave it for a while. Interesting material but a bit dull in the 'wow' factor for most students.

Ken- More appropriate for a 2nd year Chem class. I might consider using it in my Research/Forensics class.