Student Laboratory on the “Extraction and Separation of Photosynthetic Pigments.”

Abstract

Research papers on the practical examination of laboratory exercise, “Extraction and Separation of Photosynthetic Pigments” were reviewed. The methods of the extraction and separation of pigments, which appear in these papers and Biology IB textbooks for Japanese senior high school students, were examined by the present authors with the help of university students. Based on the present survey and examination, we recommend the most appropriate methods for senior high school student laboratories.