A specific skill that was shared by the Laboratory Scientist during the teacher externship experience at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital was the ability to use a bulb pipette accurately. In this lesson, students will gain experience in problem solving and teamwork as they practice reading graduated marks on the side of a pipette and filling a pipette to several different requested levels.

This is a lesson that could also be used as an assessment for students who are learning about the Kingdoms of Life.

In this lesson students will learn about food allergies and how food manufacturing companies, like McCain Foods, work hard to properly label foods and protect against cross contamination. Students will analyze data from allergen testing and make recommendations to improve cleaning procedures.

In this lesson, students will learn about the different properties of paper towels and design a method for testing paper towel absorbency and strength.

In this lesson, students develop models for understanding of the paper recycling process and the important role they play in conserving and recycling our natural resources.