ASIM Biology at the University of Montevallo, 

Sandee Yancey, Biology Specialist

The University of Montevallo ASIM Biology program is coordinated by Biology Specialist Sandee Yancey.  The program provides in-depth professional development, a highly qualified specialist, and high-tech, state-of-the-art lab equipment for teaching Biology through inquiry.  When you decide to use ASIM equipment, give us a call and we will bring it to your school.  Most of the labs come pre-packaged with all the non-consumable goods needed for the lab contained in a loan box.  However, additional equipment that may be needed, such as distilled water, live bacteria or protozoan cultures, balances, microscopes, etc. are also delivered separately.  When equipment is brought into your laboratory an entire class set is provided so that all students can participate in lab activities simultaneously. 

A sampling of the equipment available to teachers and students includes (but is not limited to)

Leica ATC 2000 Microscopes

Disarticulated Skeletons
Water Quality Analysis Kits
Soil Testing Kits
Microvideo Camera System
Electronic Balances
Electrophoresis Equipment
Micropipets
High Speed Centrifuges
EKG & Blood Pressure Apparatus
Laptop computers & Software
Spectrophotometers & Chromatography Equipment
Various Prepared Microscope Slides (Histology, Plants, Animals, Pathology)
ZAHOUREK Manikin Models
Variety of Plant and Animal Models and Specimens
Water Baths

Over 70 laboratory activities utilizing this equipment can be delivered to your school ready to use.  All materials and solutions, agar plates, etc., are prepared for you.  Some of the more popular lab activities provided are:
Microscopy
DNA Extraction
DNA Fingerprinting—Gel Electrophoresis
Bacteria Staining & Inhibition
Heredity & Pedigrees
Human Physiology—Senses, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Fitness, Skeletons, Muscular Models
Ecology—Soil & Water Testing
Computer Simulations—Photosynthesis, Molecular Biology, Genetics, ADAM, Ecology, Respiration, Circulatory System, Cat Genetics,
AP Biology Labs—Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis, Osmosis & Diffusion, Mitosis & Meiosis, Colony Transformation, Cell Respiration
Anthropology

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