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| Part 1: Scientific Writing Workshop with Journal Article Discussion <br> Part 2: Figure Presentation Workshop <br> Part 3: Finding Sources | | Part 1: Scientific Writing Workshop with Journal Article Discussion <br> Part 2: Figure Presentation Workshop <br> Part 3: Finding Sources | ||
| '''Homework''': Partial lab report: Title Page, Results, Discussion and References sections. Guidelines at:[[BISC110/F09:Resources]] | | '''Homework''': Partial lab report: Title Page, Results, Discussion and References sections. Guidelines at:[[BISC110/F09:Resources]]; Science Writing peer-tutor appointment scheduling at: [http://www.wellesley.edu/Writing/Program/tutors.html Wellesley College Writing Program Resources].<br> | ||
Have Lab notebooks ready to be turned in for inspection after Lab 5. | Have Lab notebooks ready to be turned in for inspection after Lab 5. | ||
<br> Read Lab 5 (first lab in Series 2, Genetics) | <br> Read Lab 5 (first lab in Series 2, Genetics) |
Revision as of 07:20, 13 June 2009
BISC110 F09 Lab Calendar
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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Sept. 7 Labor Day Holiday |
Sept. 8 Lab 1 |
Sept. 9 Lab 1 |
Sept. 10 Lab 1 |
Sept. 11 Lab 1 |
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Sept. 14 Lab 1 |
Sept. 15 Lab 2 |
Sept. 16 Lab 2 |
Sept. 17 Lab 2 |
Sept. 18 Lab 2 |
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Sept. 21 Lab 2 |
Sept. 22 Lab 3 |
Sept. 23 Lab 3 |
Sept. 24 Lab 3 |
Sept. 25 Lab 3 |
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Sept. 28 Lab 3 |
Sept. 29 Lab 4 |
Sept. 30 Lab 4 |
Oct. 1 Lab 4 |
Oct. 2 Lab 4 |
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Oct. 5 Lab 4 |
Oct. 6 Lab 5 |
Oct. 7 Lab 5 |
Oct. 8 Lab 5 |
Oct. 9 Lab 5 |
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Oct. 12 Fall Break No Lab |
Oct. 13 No Lab |
Oct. 14 Wed. follows Mon. Schedule Lab 5 |
Oct. 15 No Lab |
Oct. 16 No Lab |
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Oct. 19 Lab 6 |
Oct. 20 Lab 6 |
Oct. 21 Lab 6 |
Oct. 22 Lab 6 |
Oct. 23 Lab 6 |
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Oct. 26 Lab 7 |
Oct. 27 Lab 7 |
Oct. 28 Lab 7 |
Oct. 29 Lab 7 |
Oct. 30 Lab 7 |
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Nov. 2 Lab 8 |
Nov. 3 Tanner Conference No Lab |
Nov. 4 Lab 8 |
Nov. 5 Lab 8 |
Nov. 6 Lab 8 |
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Nov. 9 No Lab |
Nov. 10 Lab 8 |
Nov. 11 Lab 9 |
Nov. 12 Lab 9 |
Nov. 13 Lab 9 |
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Nov. 16 Lab 9 |
Nov. 17 Lab 9 |
Nov. 18 Lab 10 |
Nov. 19 Lab 10 |
Nov. 20 Lab 10 |
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Nov. 23 Lab 10 |
Nov. 24 Lab 10 |
Nov. 25 No Lab |
Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Holiday |
Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday No Lab |
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Nov. 30 Lab 11 |
Dec. 1 Lab 11 |
Dec. 2 Lab 11 |
Dec. 3 Lab 11 |
Dec. 4 Lab 11 |
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Dec. 7 Lab 12 |
Dec. 8 Lab 12 |
Dec. 9 Lab 12 |
Dec. 10 Lab 12 |
Dec. 11 Lab 12 |
Schedule of Experiments
Section | Lab # | Activities |
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1 | 1-4 | Boot Camp: Metric Measurement; Using Basic Lab Equipment; Making Solutions and Dilutions; Microscopy; Scientific Investigation; Designing & Executing Experiments; Data Analysis & Display; Statistical parameters; Scientific Writing |
2 | 5-7 | Genetics: DNA extraction, Visualization by agarose gel electrophoresis; Genotype/phenotype via Taster SNP data collection and analysis; Case study, ethics |
3 | 8-10 | Photosynthesis: Extraction of photosynthetic pigments; Spectrophotometry: Beer-Lambert Law, Linear regression analysis; Hill Reaction: Self-designed investigation of factors affecting photosystems |
4 | 11 | Gene Regulation/Enzymology: Invertase enzyme assay |
Lab Practical | 12 | Hands-on skills assessment: |
Lab Graded Assignments
Lab Assigned | Lab Due | Assignment description |
Point Value (Total 200) |
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1 | 2 | Practice Problems | 5 |
2 | 3 | Practice Problems | 5 |
3 | 4 | presentation original fig.(s) & legend; Journal article discussion |
10? |
4 | 5 | Partial Scientific Paper (Results & Discussion) |
25 |
5 | 6 | Lab notebook check (ungraded) | 10? |
6 | 7 | 10? | |
7 | 8 | 15? | |
8 | 9 | Design experiment Hill Rx. |
Ungraded |
9 | 10 | Full Lab Report | 35 |
10 | 11 | Gene regulation/ Enzyme assay |
??? (35?) |
11 | 12 | Lab Notebook Check | 10 |
12 | 12 | Lab Practical: Hands-on skills assessment & concept evaluation: |
35 |
Other | Discretionary Points Preparation & Participation |
5 |
BISC110 F09 Weekly Lab Planner
Section | Lab # | DATE | LAB DESCRIPTION | Assignment/Notes | ||
1 | 1 | Tues. 9/9- Mon. 9/14 |
Part 1: Metric Measurements- Practice conversions; Part 2: Basic Laboratory Equipment- Practice pipetting; Part 3: Making Solutions; Part 4: Microscopy; Part 5: Examination of Tetrahymena pyriformis Part 6: Making Dilutions; Part 7: Determination of Non-toxic Concentration of Cobalt Chloride or Cupric Chloride |
Homework: Familiarize yourself with the information in the BISC110/F09:Resources section of the Lab wiki; Lab 1 Practice Problems downloadable here Media:Practice_Problems_Lab 1.doc There are animated tutorials available at the following link: Dilution Help Tutorials | ||
1 | 2 | Tue. Sept. 15- Mon. Sept 21 |
Part 1: Tetrahymena Behavior; Preparation of Ink Solutions; How Scientists Work-Observations & Hypothesis Generation; Part 2: Data Analysis; Accuracy vs. Precision; Statistical Parameters; Data Presentation Part3: Group Discussion & Hypothesis Generation |
Homework: Finalize your experimental design for Lab 3 and email a detailed protocol to your instructor well before the next lab; Generate two figures with legends from your ink concentration experiment: one of one or more photographs of Tetrahymena and the other a graph of the data. | ||
1 | 3 | Tues. Sept. 22- Mon. Sept. 28 |
Part 1: Student Designed Experiments: Potential Inhibitors of Vacuole Formation | Homework: 5 minute oral presentation in PowerPoint of your data, including a figure and figure legend, summarizing your lab 3 experimental results. Read assigned journal article: Chiesa R., Silva W., Renaud F., Pharmacological characteristics of an opoid receptor in the ciliate Tetrahymena. J. Euk. Microbiol. 406(6) 1993, 800-804.[Link to Wellesley College Library] | ||
1 | 4 | Tues. Sept. 29- Oct. 5 |
Part 1: Scientific Writing Workshop with Journal Article Discussion Part 2: Figure Presentation Workshop Part 3: Finding Sources |
Homework: Partial lab report: Title Page, Results, Discussion and References sections. Guidelines at:BISC110/F09:Resources; Science Writing peer-tutor appointment scheduling at: Wellesley College Writing Program Resources. Have Lab notebooks ready to be turned in for inspection after Lab 5.
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2 | 5 | Tues. Oct. 6- Wed. Oct. 14 |
Genetics: Taster SNP 1 | Homework: | ||
2 | 6 | Mon. Oct. 19- Fri. Oct. 23 |
Genetics: Taster SNP 2 | Homework: | ||
2 | 7 | Mon. Oct. 26- Fri. Oct. 30 |
Genetics: Taster SNP 3 | Homework: | ||
3 | 8 | Mon. Nov. 2- Tues. Nov. 10 |
Photosynthesis 1: Photosynthetic pigments | Homework: Media:Assignment for Lab 8.doc Download Assignment in Word format through this link | ||
3 | 9 | Wed. Nov. 11- Tues. Nov. 17 |
Photosynthesis 2: Hill Reaction | |||
3 | 10 | Wed. Nov. 18- Tues. Nov. 24 |
Photosynthesis 3: Investigation of variables affecting the Hill Reaction | Homework: | ||
4 | 11 | Mon. Nov. 30- Fri. Dec 4 |
Enzymology | Homework: | ||
Skills Assessment | 12 | Mon. Dec. 7- Fri. Dec 11 |
Lab Practical | End of lab |