LabLearner—The Science of Learning
LabLearner—The Science of Learning

Procedural Toolbox

Explanation of the Procedural Toolbox

The Procedural Toolbox is a collection of equipment, methods, techniques, and ways to analyze data that students will use as they complete each CELL. As students utilize these tools within the Procedural Toolbox, their familiarity and expertise with each increases. As a result, the Procedural Toolbox becomes a valuable resource that students can draw on as they approach a problem or design an investigation or experiment of their own.

Toolboxes often contain two types of tools, those that can be used for a variety of tasks and those that are used for only a few, specific types of jobs. However, even those tools that are used for only a few, specific types of tasks can be combined with other tools to complete a larger project. The Procedural Toolbox contains both types of tools. Some tools, such as the Completion of a Graph, can be used in many different types of experiments. Other tools, such as the Use of a Triple-Beam-Balance, can only be used to measure one specific type of substance or one property of matter. However, in the CELLs, you will see that many tools are used in different investigations and used to answer different questions.

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Calculation of Average Rate of Heat Transfer

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Calculation of Density

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Calculation of Heart Rate

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Calculation of Magnification

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Calculation of Work

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Completion of a Bar Graph

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Completion of a Data Table

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Compound Microscope Use and Operation

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Creation and Completion of a Bar Graph

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Creation and Completion of a Data Table

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Creation and Completion of a Line Graph

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Creation and Completion of a Pie Graph

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Determination of Volume Using a Mathematical Formula

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Determination of Volume Using the Volume Displacement Method

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Drawing a Best Fit Line

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Hand Lens Use and Operation

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Hot Plate/Stirrer Use and Operation

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Measuring Mass Using a Container

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Meter Stick Use and Operation

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Metric Ruler Use and Operation

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Pan Balance Use and Operation

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pH Paper Use and Operation

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Single Pulley Use and Application

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Spring Scale (5 N) Use and Operation

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Stethoscope Use and Operation

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Thermometer Use and Operation

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Triple Beam Balance Equilibration

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Triple Beam Balance Use and Operation

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Tuning Fork Use and Operation

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Use and Application of a Formula

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Wet Mount Slide Preparation

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Volumetric Equipment Use and Operation

Organization of the Procedural Toolbox

The tools in the Procedural Toolbox are organized alphabetically according to the name of the equipment or method for data analysis. Although steps for use of each tool will be summarized within the lesson plans the first time that tool is used, the additional pages included here may be helpful as a reference for teachers and students.

The flask icon above is embedded throughout LabLearner at various points in LabLearnerOnline, the Teacher Manuals, and the Student Data Records. It indicates that a particular procedural tool(s) will be used in the Investigation. Clicking on any of the tools listed for that Investigation will take you directly to that tool in the Procedural Toolbox for reference and instructions for its use.