Number

Equipment/Supplies

Starch agar plates 1/group SOP BR

Starch nutrient plates 1  /group S0P BR

Coffee filters (1 per group, cut in half)

Iodine test solution (125 ml bottle)SOP BR

0.1M Tris Buffer (125 ml bottle)SOP BR

Distilled water (20 μl/group)

1 % starch solution (125 ml bottle)SOP BR

Ice

Digital balance (or available scales)

Spectrophotometer and cuvettes

Disposable pipettes or droppers 2 /group

Mortar & pestle

Sharpies or wax pencils

Test tubes (8) and rack per group

Sterile swabs (Q tips)  (1/group)

Weigh boats

25 ml graduated cylinder

100 ml fixed volume micropipette + tips

Large plastic cup

Potato, sweet potato, carrot, soaked beans, Baker’s yeast, Yogurt, apple, plant leaves or roots for extracting amylase  (teacher must provide)

Soil samples (students collect)

Lab protocol

Teacher evaluations