BISC 111/113:Calendar and Assignments
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BISC 111/113 Spring 2015 Lab Calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26 Lab 1 |
Jan. 27 Lab 1 |
Jan. 28 Lab 1 |
Jan. 29 Lab 1 |
Jan. 30 Lab 1 |
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| Feb. 2 Lab 2 |
Feb. 3 Lab 2 |
Feb. 4 Lab 2 |
Feb. 5 Lab 2 |
Feb. 6 Lab 2 |
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| Feb. 9 Lab 3 |
Feb. 10 Lab 3 |
Feb. 11 Lab 3 |
Feb. 12 Lab 3 |
Feb. 13 Lab 3 |
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| Feb. 16 No classes |
Feb. 17 Lab 4 |
Feb. 18 Lab. 4 |
Feb. 19 Lab 4 |
Feb. 20 Lab 4 |
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| Feb. 23 Lab 4 |
Feb. 24 Lab 5 |
Feb. 25 Lab 5 |
Feb. 26 Lab 5 |
Feb. 27 Lab 5 |
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| Mar. 2 Lab 5 |
Mar. 3 Lab 6 |
March 4 Lab 6 |
Mar. 5 Lab 6 |
Mar. 6 lab 6 |
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| Mar. 9 Lab 6 |
Mar. 10 Lab 7 |
Mar. 11 Lab 7 |
Mar. 12 Lab 7 |
Mar. 13 Lab 7 |
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| Mar. 16 Lab 7 |
Mar. 17 No Lab |
Mar. 18 No Lab |
Mar. 19 Spring Break |
Mar. 20 Spring Break |
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| Mar. 23 Spring Break |
Mar. 24 Spring Break |
March 25 Spring Break |
Mar. 26 Spring Break |
Mar. 27 Spring Break |
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| Mar. 30 Lab 8 |
Mar. 31 Lab 8 |
April 1 Lab 8 |
April 2 Lab 8 |
April 3 Lab 8 |
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| April 6 Lab 9 |
April 7 Lab 9 |
April 8 Lab 9 |
April 9 Lab 9 |
April 10 Lab 9 |
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| April 13 No lab |
April 14 No Lab |
April 15 No Lab |
April 16 No Lab |
April 17 Lab 10 Practical |
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| April 20 No Lab Patriots Day |
April 21 No Lab Monday Sched |
April 22 Lab 11 |
April 23 Lab 11 |
April 24 Lab 11 |
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| April 27 Lab 11 |
April 28 Lab 11 |
April 29 No Lab Ruhlman |
April 30 Lab 12 |
May 1 Lab 12 |
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| May 4 Lab 12 |
May 5 Lab 12 |
May 6 Lab 12 Last Day of Classes |
Schedule of Experiments
| Section | Lab # | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Biodiversity |
| 2 | 2 | Population Growth: Designing the Experiment |
| 3 | 3-5 | Plant Biology: Transpiration, Anatomy, Photosynthesis |
| 2 | 6 | Population Growth: Generation 2 |
| 4 | 7-9 | Animal Biology: Vertebrate Anatomy, Circulation and Respiration, Nerve Transmission |
| 4 | 10 | Lab Practical |
| 2 | 11-12 | Population Growth: Analysis |
Lab Assignments
| Lab Assigned | Lab Due | Assignment description | Point Value (Total 200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Diversity Data-Results with captions (ungraded) Pre-Lab 2 quiz (ungraded) |
0 |
| 2 | 2 | Group PowerPoint: Tribolium experiment, goals and materials and methods | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | Column graphs (Tribolium archives) with caption, results narrative and statistics embedded in the narrative (10) Oral presentation: Key characteristics of your plant (10) Pre-Lab 3 quiz (4) |
24 |
| 3 | 4 | Transpiration in plants: Graphs and text (10) Pre-Lab 4 quiz (4) |
14 |
| 4 | 5 | Plant anatomy: Composite figure and stomatal conductance (10) Pre-Lab 5 quiz (4) |
14 |
| 5 | 5 | Graph in lab: cumulative photosynthesis data (10) | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | Oral presentation: Plant experiments (10) Plant discussion text (10) |
20 |
| 6 | 7 | Tribolium experiment methods section (10) | 10 |
| 7 | 8 | Pre-Lab 8 quiz (4) | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Scatterplot of heart and breathing rates and text (10) Pre-Lab 9 quiz (4) |
14 |
| 7, 8, 9 | 10 | Lab practical | 40 |
| 11 | 12 | Oral presentation: Tribolium experiment | 10 |
| 12 | Last day of classes | Tribolium research paper | 40 |
