Biology Lab Ideas: Hydrothermal Vents

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Creating a biology lab focused on hydrothermal vents presents challenges for high school classrooms, with many ideas deemed impractical. Participants express a desire for hands-on activities, particularly involving chemosynthesis, as traditional methods often rely on video footage rather than interactive experiments. One group mentions successfully conducting an experiment related to chemosynthesis, prompting inquiries about the specifics of their approach. The discussion highlights the need for innovative, feasible lab activities that effectively engage students in the topic of hydrothermal vents. Overall, the conversation underscores the difficulty in developing practical lab experiences for this unique subject.
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I have to devise a lab about hydrothermal vents for my high school biology class, but everything that I've thought of is impractical and cannot be done in a classroom. I was just wondering if you guys had any ideas.
 
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Maybe something involving chemosynthesis?
 
Just stumbled across this on a google search for Hydrothermal vent lab activities. Wondering if you managed to come up with something, or if any of you classmates had a neat idea. This is a hard topic to come up with hands on activities for, and usually don't come up with anything cooler than showing Planet Earth or some other footage and moving on.
 
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Just stumbled across this on a google search for Hydrothermal vent lab activities. Wondering if you managed to come up with something, or if any of you classmates had a neat idea. This is a hard topic to come up with hands on activities for, and usually don't come up with anything cooler than showing Planet Earth or some other footage and moving on.

We didn't think of anything specifically for hydrothermal vents. My group ended up doing an experiment with chemosynthesis.
 
What chemosynthesis experiment did you do?
 
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