Monday, September 2, 2013

Biology Lab Survival

The Lab Survival Guide

            Recently I have been receiving requests for help with Biology course(s). To be honest I am not 100% sure which classes belong with this lab collection. I have been receiving help requests for labs individually. Currently I have BIO lab study guides 2-7,9. Yet, in the short time I have been dealing with these labs I have realized a few trends that may help students complete them better. First of all if you do not have the kit you will not be able to perform the experiments, I would have thought this was a mandatory purchase with the class but I talked to a few students that did not have the kit. This is absolutely mandatory to be able to perform these experiments.
            The second issue I have seen with this class is that many of the students are waiting until the last minute to try to perform the experiments.  Some students are able to wait until the last minute to perform their work but even these students might find that performing these experiments is time intensive. I highly recommend performing these experiments well before the due date. I have performed several of these labs and some are more difficult than others. The trick is to work carefully so that you do not end up having to repeat the experiments.

            As I said before, I am also relatively new to these assignments. I will continue to post information concerning these labs as it becomes available. Good luck to everyone dealing with these labs and if you need help feel free to ask me.