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BIO 321 Laboratory Management

NCE3 levelSciences14 topics

BIO 321 covers 14 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. The planning of a biology laboratory
  2. Location, size, height, spacing and facilities such as windows, doors
  3. Lighting and other fittings like cupboard and working benches
  4. Ordering of equipment.
  5. Inventory, care and maintenance of the equipment
  6. Common accidents in the Laboratory-fire, acid & alkaline burns, animal
  7. Safety in the laboratory.
  8. Safety devices such as fire-extinguisher, fire blankets and bucket.
  9. First aid: (first aid kit, first aid measures)
  10. Knowledge of electrical wiring in the laboratory: fuses, bulbs and
  11. Improvisation in biology laboratory: importance of local production, basic
  12. Biological garden and outdoor laboratory.
  13. Setting up of a school biological museum and preparation of museum
  14. The herbarium – construction and setting up of a herbarium.

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

The planning of a biology laboratory

The planning of a biology laboratory is about arranging space, facilities, equipment, safety measures, and workflow so that teaching, practical work, and research can be carried out efficiently and safely. For examinations, you must understand the principles behind site selection, laboratory layout, service provision, storage, waste handling, and safety because planning decisions affect accuracy of work, protection…

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