Onion+Root+Lab

Onion Root Lab
In this lab, students practiced observing cells under different magnification levels and identifying the phases of the cell life cycle under high power. We also wrote down information such as the magnification level, actual size, etc.



Conclusion: Positive: Overall the lab went very well. We were able to identify and draw the onion root tip in each of the phases and different magnification. Negative: At first we got slightly confused trying to differentiate between telophase and cytokinesis but we were able to figure it out in the end. Difficulty: The hardest part of the lab was figuring out the actual magnification. My partner and I got different answers at first but we later figured out the problem. Gone Better: If I could redo this lab, I think we could have been more efficient and finished it earlier. It took us a bit too long to find all the phases and do the calculations.