Systematic investigations are a part that students must develop in the natureoriented

subject and a significant portion of that must be laboratory work.

When the students execute the practical part of education that is laboratory

work, they get to be “scientists for a day”, which creates an interest in the subject

and the scientific methods. The purpose of this study is to describe laboratory

work in biology education in grades 1-3, from the teachers’ perspective.

A survey study was conducted in which active teachers who teach biology as

respondents, it was designed with both fixed and open response alternatives

and thus the survey is both qualitative and quantitative. The results show that

the teachers carry out laboratory work in biology with their students and that

they all focus on human experiences. Laboratory work about animals and

plants are also frequent. The teachers believe that it is important for the students

to develop conceptual understanding and are with the help of images

given good conditions to understand concepts. Students should find laboratory

work interesting and have the ability to handle equipment such as loupe, magnifying

glass, and microscopes. The teachers that have access to the material

from “NTA”, opine that it gives better conditions for laboratory work. The

conclusion is that laboratory work is rewarding for the students as they get to

utilize senses that make it easier for them to remember. Recommendations

aimed at teachers are to continue to dare to do laboratory work in order for the

students to be able to develop systematic investigations.