BISC 111/113:Calendar and Assignments
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BISC 111/113 Fall 2015 Lab Calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 Lab 1 |
Sep. 1 Lab 1 |
Sep. 2 Lab 1 |
Sep.3 Lab 1 |
Sep. 4 Lab 1 |
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| Sep. 7 Labor Day |
Sep. 8 Lab 2 |
Sep. 9 Lab 2 |
Sep. 10 Lab 2 |
Sep. 11 Lab 2 |
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| Sep. 14 Lab 2 |
Sep 15 Lab 3 |
Sep. 16 Lab 3 |
Sep. 17 Lab 3 |
Sep. 18 Lab 3 |
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| Sep. 21 Lab 3 |
Sep. 22 Lab 4 |
Sep. 23 Lab. 4 |
Sep. 24 Lab 4 |
Sep. 25 Lab 4 |
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| Sep. 28 Lab 4 |
Sep. 29 Lab 5 |
Sep. 30 Lab 5 |
Oct. 1 Lab 5 |
Oct. 2 Lab 5 |
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| Oct. 5 Lab 5 |
Oct. 6 Lab 6 |
Oct. 7 Lab 6 |
Oct. 8 Lab 6 |
Oct. 9 lab 6 |
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| Oct.12 Fall Break |
Oct. 13 Fall Break |
Oct. 14 No Lab |
Oct. 15 No Lab |
Oct. 16 No Lab |
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| Oct. 19 Lab 6 |
Oct. 20 Lab 7 |
Oct. 21 Lab 7 |
Oct. 22 Lab 7 |
Oct. 23 Lab 7 |
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| Oct. 26 Lab 7 |
Oct. 27 Tanner |
Oct. 28 No lab |
Oct. 29 Lab 8 |
Oct. 30 Lab 8 |
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| Nov. 2 Lab 8 |
Nov. 3 Lab 8 |
Nov. 4 Lab 8 |
Nov. 5 Lab 9 |
Nov 6 Lab 9 |
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| Nov. 9 Lab 9 |
Nov. 10 Lab 9 |
Nov. 11 Lab 9 |
Nov. 12 No Lab |
Nov. 13 Lab 10 Practical |
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| Nov. 16 Lab 11 |
Nov. 17 Lab 11 |
Nov. 18 Lab 11 |
Nov 19 Lab 11 |
Nov. 20 Lab 11 |
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| Nov. 23 No Lab |
Nov. 24 No Lab |
Nov. 25 Thanksgiving |
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving |
Nov 27 Thanksgiving |
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| Nov. 30 Lab 12 |
Dec. 1 Lab 12 |
Dec. 2 Lab 12 |
Dec. 3 Lab 12 |
Dec. 4 Lab 12 |
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| Dec 7 No Lab |
Dec. 8 No Lab Paper Due |
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: Counts |
| 4 | 7-9 | Animal Biology: Vertebrate Anatomy, Circulation and Respiration, Nerve Transmission |
| 2 | 11-12 | Population Growth: Analysis. |
| 2,4 | 2,6,7,8,9,11,12 | Lab Practical |
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 (5) Pre-Lab 3 quiz (4) |
19 |
| 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 (5) | 5 |
| 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 |
| 11 | 12 | Oral presentation: Tribolium experiment | 10 |
| 12 | Tribolium research paper | 40 | |
| 2,6,7,8,9,11,12 | May 1 | Lab (10) practical | 50 |
