LSC - Helpful handouts

The following handouts provide information on the use and care of many of the living materials available for checkout from the Living Science Center. Call (210) 370-5688 for any of the following handouts that may be of interest to you.

Handout #	Title	Description
LMP-164	African Dwarf Frogs
LMP-7	Algae
LME-214	Animal Behavior
LME-93	Animal Tissue & Organs
LME-40	Bacteria Staining
LME-40a	Bacterial Growth
LME-72	Bottle Biology	Provides instructions for making an ecosystem in a 3-liter soda bottle.
LMP-157	Brine Shrimp	Provides information about brine shrimp and explains how to hatch their eggs.
LME-216	Carbon Dioxide in Plants
LME-210	Chemicals in Water
LME-205	Classroom Terrarium	Lists the materials needed and procedures for setting up a terrarium.
LME-200	Constructing an Egg Incubator	Lists the materials needed and procedures for building an egg incubator.
LMP-127	Crayfish Care	Provides information on the care and feeding of crayfish.
LMP-125	Cricket Care	Provides information on the care of crickets.
LMP-23a	Drosophila Fruit Flies	Describes the life cycle of fruit flies.
LME-172	Earthworms Dissection
LMP-16	Earthworms Care
LME-14	Embryo Development
LME-11	Experimenting with Hydra
LMP-202	Feeding Aquarium and Terrarium Animals	Describes how to feed and what to feed snails, fish, salamanders, toads, frogs, alligators, lizards, snakes, turtles, guinea pigs, rats, and mice.
LMP-203	Food Requirements	Lists the food needs for baby birds, chameleons, dragonflies frogs, horned toads, lizards, minnows, praying mantis, baby rabbits, salamanders snakes, spiders, squirrels, tadpoles, toads, and turtles.
LME-32	Frog Dissecting
LME-213	Fuel From Cactus
LME-117	Growth by Hormones
LMP-23b	Handling Drosophila	Describes the proper way to handle drosophila in genetic experiments.
LME-166	Incubating Eggs	Explains the procedures for incubating and hatching chicken eggs.
LMP-165	Leopard Frogs
LMP-12	Maintaining Hydra
LMP-126	Mealworm Care	Provides information on the care and feeding of mealworms.
LME-303	Owl Pellets
LME-211	Perspiration
LMP-13	Planaria
LMP-70	Plant Care
LME-61b	Plant Cell
LME-79	Plant Growth
LME-215	Plant Phototropic
LME-61a	Plants and CO2
LMP-3	Protista
LMP-170	Reptiles	Provides general information on snakes and their care.
LMP-206	School Terrarium	Provides information about a variety of terrarium types: desert, woodland, bog, and semi aquatic.
LMP207	Setting Up an Aquarium	Explains what is needed and how to set up an aquarium.
LMP-101	Small Mammal Care	Explains how to care for rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters, and guinea pigs.
LMP-17	Snails
LME-209	Snakes & Man
LMP-301	Spiders
LME-2	Structure & Function
LMP-165a	Tadpole
LMP-302	Tarantulas
LME-212	Temperature & Bacteria Growth
LMP-15	Vinegar Eels
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