This discussion centers on developing practical lab activities related to hydrothermal vents for high school biology classes. Participants express challenges in creating hands-on experiments, often resorting to video presentations like "Planet Earth." One participant mentions successfully conducting an experiment focused on chemosynthesis, indicating a potential direction for future lab activities. The conversation highlights the need for innovative and engaging methods to teach complex biological concepts related to hydrothermal ecosystems.
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Carolina Girl said: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.