Required resources for this course:

Course materials:

Books:

Required:

• Nelson Biology - Ritter, B., Coombs, R., Drysdale, B., & Gardner, G. (1993). Nelson Biology. © Nelson Canada. (ISBN 0-17-603870-1)
  • Available through the Saskatchewan Education Learning Resource Distribution Centre (LRDC) Stock # 06733

Optional - other text books, commonly found in high school biology classrooms, that may be useful for reading and for research:

• Biological Science: An Ecological Approach (7th Ed.) (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company)
• Biology: Living Systems (Merrill Publishing Company)

Equipment:

The following is not intended to be a complete listing of every item you will need to complete this course. The main materials needed have been outlined.

• compound (light) microscope with 4X, 10X, 40X objective lenses
• slides and cover slips
• lens paper & lens cleaner
• petri dishes (optional - for mold growth)
• prepared slides (including various typical animal cells, amoeba, paramecium, euglena, hydra, leaf cross sections, root cross sections, and stem cross sections)
• clear plastic ruler (for measuring field-of-view of a microscope)
• biological stains (iodine or methylene blue)
• water dropper
• onion

Computer:

• Internet access - This site will work best with Internet Explorer. The pages are best viewed with the text size set at "medium".
• Media player - (Optional) There is a video clip which requires a QuickTime© player. Dowload QuickTime player.
• Printer - Several pages have been designed to be printed for your use.

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