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HOW TO BE A SCIENTIST AT HOME
BEFORE WE GET STARTED
• Welcome and introductions
• Today’s session will last about 20 minutes
• Feel free to ask questions at any time by speaking into your phone or by
using the “Q&A” feature at the top of your screen
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• Copies of the slides from today’s presentation will be available from the
web page you will be directed when we conclude the session
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How to be a Scientist at Home!
CTY Online Science courses
use materials accessible at
home, as well as customized
lab kits to help students
explore science through
hands-on learning that is
engaging and fun!
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All CTY Online Science Courses
include a Lab Component
Middle School Courses
Earth and Space Science
Life Science
Physical Science
High School Courses
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors Physics
AP Science Courses
Enrichment Courses
Inventions in Engineering
Intro to Forensic Science
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What you need to get started
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Safety Guidelines
Materials List or Required Lab Kit
Lab Manual or Lab Procedures
Instructions for How to Write a Lab Report
Access to your instructor and CTY Online course
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Life Science
Example: Osmosis in an Egg Cell!
• Purpose: In this activity students conduct an
experiment in order to understand the principle of
osmosis.
• Materials: eggs, vinegar, water, and corn syrup
• Osmosis is the movement of water across a
membrane from an area of high water
concentration to an area of lower concentration.
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Cell division
Honors Biology
Example: Mitosis is how a cell divides
to produce identical copies of itself!
• Purpose: To examine the different stages of mitosis
and describe the differences in a plant and animal cell
• Materials:
– Plant cell: Onion root tip slide
– Animal cell: Horse Ascaris slide (Ascaris is a parasitic worm)
– *These prepared slides are included in the required lab kit
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Intro to Forensic Science
Example: Balloon Prints
• Purpose: To identify and describe the three classes
of fingerprint patterns, and to classify your
fingerprint pattern.
• Materials: 1 white latex balloon, ink pad, index card,
a hand lens
– *The materials are included in the required lab kit.
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CTY Online Custom Lab Kits
Vendor: Quality Science Labs
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
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