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Showing 26 experiments that use the Wireless CO₂ Sensor (Carbon Dioxide).

College / Biology

Exercise and Calorie Expenditure

Students use a wireless oxygen gas sensor, wireless carbon dioxide gas sensor, and spirometer to estimate oxygen consumption and calories burned according...

High School / Biology

Gene Expression in Yeast

Students use a carbon dioxide sensor to investigate whether yeasts can immediately metabolize a sugar or if the genes required to metabolize the sugar...

Middle School / Life Science

Photosynthesis

Guide students to measure the change in carbon dioxide (in a closed system) with a carbon dioxide sensor to facilitate an understanding of the relationship...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental ScienceSTEM

Blockly Extension: Photosynthesis and Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Students use a carbon dioxide sensor and Blockly code to estimate how many actively photosynthesizing...

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Metabolism of Yeast

Students use a carbon dioxide sensor to compare the metabolic rate of yeast in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Respiration of Germinating Seeds

Students use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to explore the energy requirements of seeds moving from dormancy to germination.

High School / BiologyEnvironmental Science

Plant Respiration and Photosynthesis

Students use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to measure the rates of photosynthesis and respiration in spinach leaves.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Energy Dynamics

Students use EcoChamber containers and a carbon dioxide gas sensor to estimate energy flow and carbon cycling within a variety of detritus-based ecosystems.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Photosynthesis

Students use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to test the effect of the color of light on the rate of photosynthesis.

Advanced Placement / Biology

Cellular Respiration

Students use a carbon dioxide gas sensor to investigate the rate of cellular respiration of germinating seeds.

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