Complete Introduction to Biology (Grades 9+)

Biology is the study of life. Much of what you learn in biology relates to yourself and human health.

Explore the amazing world of biology with the Complete Introduction to Biology kit (Grades 9+) from Home Science Tools. This kit will take you on a journey through biology, during which you’ll learn about different body systems and how they relate to you!

The kit includes 13 unique, hands-on experiments, science supplies and a 54-page full-color manual. The primary topics covered in this kit include:

• Physiology
• Neurobiology
• Digestion
• Microbiology
• Genetics

Your student will experience biology topics including:

• Pouring agar plates and how to use them
• Discover how brain damage occurs and what brain scans look like
• How blood is pumped through the body
• How DNA is replicated

They will also answer questions such as:

• Is the 5 Second Rule real?
• Which surfaces house more bacteria than others?
• What does DNA look like under a microscope?
• Am I healthy?

We highly recommend an LED Microscope for kids ages 12+. Experiments in this kit can be done without a microscope but for the best experience, we recommend our Home LED Microscope or our Home 1000X LED Microscope. 

Interested in learning more? Check out our Complete Introduction to Biology (Grades 9+) Sample!

More Information

• Safety Information (SDS)

• 3 Red mixing tablets
• 3 Clear 17-oz bottles
• 2 17-oz bottle caps
• 4 Straws
• Vinyl tubing
• Y tubing connector
• 2 Pinch clamps
• Balloon
• Glass tube
• Rubber stopper
• Syringe
• Erlenmeyer flask
• Blood pressure monitor kit
• Specimen sample cup
• Urinary tract infection test strip
• Brain dissection kit
• 5 Pairs of gloves
• 3 test tubes
• Hydrogen peroxide, 6%
• Test tube rack
• Prepared nutrient agar
• 6 Petri dishes
• 6 Pieces of bubble gum
• 2 Bottles of dishwashing liquid
• Hand sanitizer
• Black permanent marker
• 12 white pop beads
• 24 orange pop beads
• 24 green pop beads
• 24 blue pop beads
• 24 yellow pop beads
• 24 pop bead connectors
• Isopropyl alcohol
• 2 Probes
• 2 Cups
• 60 Salt packets
• Methylene blue, 1%
• 12 Pack of microscope slides
• 100 Pack of microscope cover slips

You provide the following:

• Drill
• Tape
• Urine sample
• Potato
• Microwave
• Knife
• Freezer
• Scissors
• Water
• Colored pencils or crayons (optional)
• 2 household cleaning products
• Teaspoon
• 400x - 1000x Microscope (recommended but required only for Activity 12)

• HS-LS1-1 Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
• HS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
• HS-LS1-4 Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining complex organisms.
• HS-LS1-7 Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.
•  HS-LS3-1 Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
• HS-LS3-2 Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.