Laboratory kit contained in original cardboard box, 'Lab-14' home laboratory equipment kit for UCL chemistry first-year undergraduate students, distributed by UCL's Department of Chemistry to the homes of students during the Covid-19 pandemic. Box features a printed design based on the kit's contents and experiments, and features UCL branding, redacted postal information and marks for student recipient based in Prague. Kit assembled by UCL Department of Chemistry, London, England, 2020. The kit contains:
Mechanical pipette variable volume 500-5000µl; 5 x Tips for mechanical pipettes to reuse (2 in pipette box & 3 loose); Cuvette; 2 x LED Red 2V; 2 x LED Blue 4V; 2 x LED Green 4V; 2 x LED Yellow 2V; Photo diode IR-Vis; Resistor 110 ohms; Diffraction grating 1" square; Polarising film 1" x 2"; 2 x Crocodile clips & wire 30 cm; Electrical breadboard; Battery source; 5 x Liquipettes 3ml to reuse; Digital thermometer; Multimeter; Foldscope; pH meter, buffer powder 1 x pH 4.01 & pH 6.86 in sachets; Laser pen; Jeweller's scale; Kitchen scales; Molecular models; Lab book; Safety spectacles; Welcome letter; Risk assessment.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on university teaching, especially courses with practical, scientific elements. In September 2020 UCL’s Department of Chemistry launched the award-winning Lab_14 Collaboration, a bespoke laboratory kit teaching initiative for undergraduates to carry out practical experiments at home. Lab_14 kits, containing a mix of scientific apparatus, were mailed to UCL chemistry students around the world – this kit, intended for an international student in Prague, tells the story of how a university science department innovatively adapted to remote teaching in the pandemic.
Details
- Category:
- Experimental Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 2022-994
- Materials:
- various metal and plastics
- type:
- laboratory apparatus