Lab Book 1. Combined Science. Edexcel GCSE (9 1) Contents

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1 dexcel GS (9 1) ombined Science Lab Book 1 ontents quipment list 2 6 B1g ore practical 2: ph and enzymes 12 B1h ore practical 4: Osmosis in potato slices 17 2d ore practical 1: Investigating inks 22 8c ore practical 3: Preparing copper sulfate 25 8d ore practical 5: Investigating neutralisation 28 P2d ore practical 1: Investigating force, mass and acceleration 31 P4b ore practical 2: Investigating speed, frequency and wavelength of waves 35 P5a ore practical 3: Investigating refraction in glass blocks 40 quations 44 Answers 46 Skills check list 48 Published by Pearson ducation Limited, 80 Strand, London, W2R 0RL. Text Mark Levesley, Penny Johnson, Sue Kearsey, Iain Brand, Nigel Saunders, Sue Robilliard Series editor: Mark Levesley Typeset & illustrated by Tech-Set Ltd, Gateshead Original illustrations Pearson ducation Limited over design by Peter Stratton The rights of Mark Levesley, Penny Johnson, Sue Kearsey, Iain Brand, Nigel Saunders, Sue Robilliard to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the opyright, esigns and Patents Act The Publishers would like to thank Allison ourt and John Kavanagh for their contributions to the text. First published 2016 opyright notice All rights reserved. The material in this publication is copyright. Activity sheets may be freely photocopied for classroom use in the purchasing institution. However, this material is copyright and under no circumstances may copies be offered for sale. If you wish to use the material in any way other than that specified you must apply in writing to the Publishers. Pearson ducation Ltd This material is not copyright free. over image: Science Photo Library Ltd: NASA All other media Pearson ducation Pearson ducation Limited is not responsible for the content of any external internet sites. It is essential for tutors to preview each website before using it in class so as to ensure that the URL is still accurate, relevant and appropriate. We suggest that tutors bookmark useful websites and consider enabling students to access them through the school/college intranet. A note from the Publishers: Pearson ducation Limited: This resource is based on the March 2016 accredited version of the specification. The worksheets and tests in this resource have not been reviewed or endorsed by dexcel and should not be considered as being published by dexcel. opies of official specifications for all dexcel qualifications may be found on the website: While the Publishers have made every attempt to ensure that advice on the qualification and its assessment is accurate, the official specification and associated assessment guidance materials are the only authoritative source of information and should always be referred to for definitive guidance. Pearson examiners have not contributed to any sections in this resource relevant to examination papers for which they have responsibility. xaminers will not use this resource as a source of material for any assessment set by Pearson. The worksheets and tests are not required to achieve this Pearson qualification. It is not the only suitable material available to support the qualification, and any resource lists produced by the awarding body shall include appropriate resources.

2 xamining specimens using a microscope and then making labelled drawings of them is a basic skill that you will need in your study of biology. This practical gives you an opportunity to practise this skill. Your teacher may watch to see if you can: handle microscopes and slides carefully and safely. Method 1: xamining pre-prepared slides of cells A You will be changing the magnification of your microscope during this section of the practical. Use the box below to record all of your calculations. Set up your microscope on the lowest magnification objective lens. Work out the total magnification and measure the diameter of the field of view (by using the microscope to observe a transparent ruler). B Put the next most powerful objective lens in place. Work out the magnification and by how much it has increased from the magnification in step A (e.g. moving from a 10 to a 50 is an increase of 5 times). Now divide the diameter of the field of view from step A by the increase in magnification to give you the new diameter of the field of view (e.g. if the field of view in step A was 2 mm, then 2 5 = 0.4 mm). o this for each objective lens. Record the total magnification and field of view diameter for each objective lens. Aim To use a microscope to observe cells and sub-cellular structures. prepared slides transparent ruler Handle slides with care. Now go back to the lowest magnification objective lens and observe a prepared slide. Use higher magnifications to observe the cells. stimate the sizes using your field of view diameters. cell membrane cytoplasm cell wall nucleus This is an example of how to do a cell drawing. 6

3 Using a sharp pencil, draw 4 5 cells in the box below. There is an example of how to do a microscope drawing in the box on the previous page. Identify and label the cells parts. Use a ruler to draw your label lines. Write on the magnification. Add any sizes that you have estimated. Have a look for mitochondria (you may not find any as they are very difficult to see). 7

4 Method 2: xamining your cheek cells A B F G H I Using the pipette, add a small drop of water to the slide. Stroke the inside of your cheek gently with the wooden spatula. You only want to collect loose cells, so do not scratch the inside of your mouth. Use the end of the spatula that has been in your mouth to stir the drop of water on the slide. Place the used spatula in disinfectant. Put on gloves and use a pipette to add a small drop of methylene blue stain. This makes cells easier to see. Place a coverslip onto the slide at a 45 angle on one edge of the drop. Then use a coverslip slide toothpick to gently lower the coverslip down onto the drop, as shown in the diagram. toothpick Avoid trapping air bubbles, which appear as black-edged circles under a microscope. Touch a piece of paper towel to any liquid that spreads out from under the coverslip. Use the lowest magnification objective lens to observe the slide. The nuclei of the cheek cells will be dark blue. Use higher magnifications to observe the cells. stimate the sizes using your field of view diameters. Using a sharp pencil, draw 4 5 cells in the box below. Identify and label the cells parts. Use a ruler to draw your label lines. Write on the magnification. Add any sizes that you have estimated. Have a look for mitochondria (you may not find any as they are very difficult to see). microscope slide coverslip methylene blue stain pipette paper towel water gloves wooden toothpick/ cocktail stick sterile wooden spatula/ tongue depressor disinfectant Handle slides with care. Anything that you have put into your mouth should be placed in disinfectant after use. Wear gloves if using stains. Wear eye protection. 8

5 Method 3: xamining onion or rhubarb stem cells A B F G If you are going to look at onion cells, put on gloves and use a pipette to add a drop of iodine solution to a microscope slide. If you are going to look at rhubarb, add a drop of water to a microscope slide. Using forceps, remove a very small piece of the thin skin on the inside of the fleshy part of the onion. It is very thin indeed and quite tricky to handle. Or remove a thin piece of red skin from a rhubarb stem. Place the small piece of skin on the drop on the slide. Place a coverslip onto the slide at a 45 angle on one edge of the drop. Then use a coverslip slide toothpick to gently lower the coverslip down onto the drop, as shown in the diagram. toothpick Avoid trapping air bubbles, which appear as black-edged circles under a microscope. Touch a piece of paper towel to any liquid that spreads out from under the coverslip. Use the lowest magnification objective lens to observe the slide. Then use higher magnifications to observe the cells in more detail. stimate sizes as you observe. Using a sharp pencil, draw 4 5 cells in the box below. Identify the cells parts and label them. Use a ruler to draw your label lines. Write on the magnification. Add any sizes that you have estimated. Have a look for mitochondria (you may not find any as they are very difficult to see). microscope slide coverslip iodine stain pipette paper towel water forceps wooden toothpick piece of onion bulb or rhubarb stem gloves Handle slides and microscopes with care. Wear gloves if using stains. Wear eye protection. 9

6 Method 4: xamining pondweed A B F G Tear off a very small piece of pondweed leaf: a square with sides of up to 2 mm. Place the leaf sample onto a microscope slide and add a drop of water. Place a coverslip onto the slide at a 45 angle on one edge of the drop. Then use a toothpick to gently lower the coverslip down onto the drop, as shown in the diagram on page 8. Avoid trapping air bubbles, which appear as black-edged circles under a microscope. Touch a piece of paper towel to any liquid that spreads out from under the coverslip. Use the lowest magnification objective lens to observe the slide. Use higher magnifications to observe the cells in more detail. stimate sizes as you observe. Using a sharp pencil, draw 4 5 cells in the box below. Identify the cells parts and label them. Use a ruler to draw your label lines. Write on the magnification. Add any sizes that you have estimated. If you watch very carefully when you have the cells under a high magnification, you may well see the chloroplasts moving as the cytoplasm moves inside the cells. microscope slide coverslip iodine stain pipette paper towel water forceps wooden toothpick piece of pondweed Handle slides and microscopes with care. Wear eye protection. Use this section to record what you have learnt in this practical. I can identify the parts of plant and animal cells calculate total magnification using a formula make drawings of plant and animal cells using a and identify their parts estimate sizes using microscope fields of view. 10

7 xam-style questions 1 A microscope is fitted with three objective lenses (of 2, 5 and 10). a State what 2 on a lens means. (1) b The microscope has a 7 eyepiece lens. alculate the possible total magnifications. Show your working. (3) 2 When looking at plant root tissue under a microscope, Jenna notices that about 10 cells fit across the field of view. She calculates the diameter of the field of view as 0.2 mm. stimate the diameter of one cell. Show your working. (2) 3 Sasha draws a palisade cell from a star anise plant. The cell has a length of 0.45 mm. a Sasha s drawing is magnified 500. alculate the length of the cell in Sasha s drawing. (1) b Sasha adds a scale bar to show 0.1 mm. alculate the length of the scale bar. (1) 11