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P51™ Chlorophyll Lab

Understand how Chlorophyll is the food making machine for the plant. See how this food making pigment turn red under blue light using our special “black box”. This lab is not only for primary school students but can be upgraded for secondary school students too!

Price: $81.75 per group (including GST)

Prices with effect from 1 Jan 2024

Program Details

Properties of chlorophyll are explored through this simple hands-on investigation. In this activity, students will isolate plant pigments from leaves, separate the pigments using paper chromatography and then investigate whether the different pigments will fluoresce when suspended in a solvent. Questions about why most plants look green and how they capture energy from light will be answered in this tinyLAB.

Learning Outcomes

  • Gel electrophoresis, Micropipetting.
  • Explain why fluorescence is a property of chlorophyll only when removed from its cellular surroundings.

Total Estimated Time Period

90 mins

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Equipment Used

  • Micro-pipettes
  • p51™ Fluorescence Viewer
  • Paper Chromatography