
What is Connect® Virtual Labs?
Connect Virtual Labs is a fully online lab solution that can be used as an online lab replacement, preparation, supplement or make-up lab to bridge the gap between lab and lecture. These simulations help a student learn the practical and conceptual skills needed, then check for understanding and provide feedback. With adaptive pre-lab and post-lab assessment available, instructors can customize each assignment.
What are Students Saying about Virtual Labs?
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“I am able to complete at my own pace and not feel rushed or left behind. If needed, I can repeat something to better understand.”
Did Connect Virtual Labs create the in-person lab experience?

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“Questions throughout kept me engaged and ensured I understood what was going on. The immediate feedback allowed me to learn, adjust, and reroute.”
Virtual Labs Content
Want to enhance your course with Virtual Labs?
Tutorial:
- Virtual Labs Tutorial
Scientific Method:
- Applying the Scientific Method: Pillbug Preference
How Enzymes Function:
- Effect of Temperature
- Enzyme Activity
- Effect of pH
- Effect of Concentration
Osmosis:
- Movement of Water Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane
- Tonicity in Red Blood Cells
- Tonicity in Elodea Cells
- Tonicity in Potato Strips
Skeletal Muscle:
- Shoulder and Elbow Movement Exercise
- Electrical Stimulation
Nervous System:
- Demonstrate Monosynaptic Reflexes
Diffusion:
- Effect of Concentration on the Rate of Diffusion in a Semisolid
- Effect of Density of Media on the Rate of Diffusion
- Effect of Molecular Weight of Diffusion in Air
- Diffusion Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane
DNA Biology and Technology:
- Isolation of DNA
- Gel Electrophoresis
Lab Safety:
- Hand Washing Procedure
- Personal Safety
Microscopy:
- Operation of a Brightfield Microscope
- Oil Immersion
- Pond Water Wet Mount
Human Genetics:
- Chromosomal Inheritance During Meiosis
- Genetic Inheritance
Metric Measurement:
- Length
- Weight
- Volume
- Temperature
Electromyography:
- Motor Unit Recruitment
- Time to Fatigue
Endocrine System:
- Influence of Thyroid Hormone on Temperature Regulation
- Effects of Blood Glucose Level
Mendelian Genetics:
- Monohybrid Plant Cross
- Fruit Fly Characteristics
- Monohybrid Fruit Fly Cross
- Dihybrid Plant Cross
- Dihybrid Fruit Fly Cross
- X-Linked Fruit Fly Cross
Respiratory System:
- Mechanism of Breathing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
Photosynthesis:
- Photosynthetic Pigments
- Comparing Green and Blue Light
- Determining Rate in White Light
- Monitoring Photosynthesis with Carbon Dioxide Uptake
Blood:
- Differential White Cell Count
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin Content
- Blood Typing
Cardiovascular Physiology:
- Pulse Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Electrocardiography
Digestive System:
- Enzymes and Digestion
**Urinary System:
- Urinalysis
Evidence of Evolution:
- Molecular Evidence
Chemical Composition of Cells:
- Test for Starch
- Test for Sugars
- Digestion of Starch
- Emulsification of Lipids
- Test for Fat
- Test for Proteins
Cellular Respiration:
- Yeast Fermentation
- Measuring Energy Production in Plants
Natural Selection:
- Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
- Natural Selection in Insects
Eye and Vision:
- Eye Dissection
- Accommodation of the Lens
- Astigmatism Test
- Blind Spot Demonstration
- Color Vision Test
- Convergence Reflex Test
- Pupillary Reflex Test
- Visual Acuity Test
Sampling Ecosystems:
- Biological Sampling
- Comparing Ecosystems
Aseptic Technique:
- Ubiquity of Microorganisms: Sampling Surfaces to Bacteria
- Transfer from Broth to Broth
- Transfer from Broth to Slant
- Transfer from Broth to Agar Plate
Staining:
- Smear Preparation
- Gram Staining
- Acid-Fast Staining
- Capsule Staining
- Spore Staining
Isolation Methods:
- Quadrant Streak Plate Method
- Pour-Plating Method
- Subculturing of Bacteria
- Quantitative Dilution of Bacteria
- Quantification by Colony Counting
- Optical Density
Unknown Bacterial Identification:
- Samples 1-10
Microbial Growth:
- Oxygen Requirements and Anaerobic Jar
- Effects of Osmotic Pressure
- Effects of Temperature
- Oxygen Requirements and FTM Tubes
- Effects of pH
*Bacterial Genetics:
- DNA Profiling
- PCR
- Bacterial Transformation
Control of Microbial Growth:
- Effect of Ultraviolet Light
- Antiseptics/Disinfectants
- Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing: Kirby-Bauer
**Microscopy:
- Survey of Microorganisms
- Kidney Tissue
- Microorganisms in Pond Water
- Animal and Plant Cells (Human & Onion Epidermal Cells)
**pH Balance:
- Function of Buffers
- Antacids as Buffers
Coming: *Dec. 2020, **Jan. 2021
Course Offerings
Below are the purchase options for Virtual Labs, which vary by course. See below to learn more.
Connect Virtual Labs Standalone
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biology
- Microbiology
*Each offering includes the same list of labs with added course-specific assignment types.
Included with Connect when using a
McGraw-Hill textbook
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biology (Majors)
- Biology (Non-majors)
- Environmental Science
- Genetics
- Human Biology
- Medical Assisting
- Microbiology
*Virtual Labs included at no additional cost.