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Revision as of 09:43, 7 May 2012
BISC110/112 F12 Lab Calendar DRAFT
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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September 3 Labor Day No Classes |
September 4 Lab 1 Classes Start |
September 5 Lab 1 |
September 6 Lab 1 |
September 7 Lab 1 |
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September 10 Lab 1 |
September 11 Lab 2 |
September 12 Lab 2 |
September 13 Lab 2 |
September 14 Lab 2 |
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September 17 Lab 2 |
September 18 Lab 3 |
September 19 Lab 3 |
September 20 Lab 3 |
September 21 Lab 3 |
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September 24 Lab 3 |
September 25 Lab 4 |
September 26 Lab 4 |
September 27 Lab 4 |
September 28 Lab 4 |
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October 1 Lab 4 |
October 2 Lab 5 |
October 3 Lab 5 |
October 4 Lab 5 |
October 5 Lab 5 |
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October 8 FALL BREAK NO CLASSES |
October 9 FALL BREAK NO CLASSES |
October 10 NO LAB |
October 11 NO LAB |
October 12 NO LAB |
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October 15 LAB 5 |
October 16 Lab 6 |
October 17 Lab 6 |
October 18 Lab 6 |
October 19 Lab 6 |
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October 22 Lab 6 |
October 23 Lab 7 |
October 24 Lab 7 |
October 25 Lab 7 |
October 26 Lab 7 |
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October 29 Lab 7 |
October 30 Lab 8 |
October 31 Lab 8 |
November 1 Lab 8 |
November 2 Lab 8 |
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November 5 Lab 8 |
November 6 Tanner Conference No Classes |
November 5 Lab 9 |
November 6 Lab 9 |
November 7 Lab 9 |
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November 12 Lab 9 |
November 13 Lab 9 |
November 9 Lab 10 |
November 10 Lab 10 |
November 11 Lab 10 |
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November 19 Lab 10 |
November 20 Lab 10 |
November 21 Thanksgiving Break No Classes |
November 22 Thanksgiving Break No Classes |
November 23 Thanksgiving Break No Classes |
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November 26 Lab 11 |
November 27 Lab 11 |
November 28 Lab 11 |
November 29 Lab 11 |
November 30 Lab 11 |
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December 3 Lab 12 |
December 4 Lab 12 |
December 5 Lab 12 |
December 6 Lab 12 |
December 7 Lab 12 |
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December 10 NO LAB |
December 11 Last Day of Classes NO LAB |
December 12 | December 13 | December 14 |
Schedule of Experiments
Section | Lab # | Activities |
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1 | 1-5 | 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 | 6-8 | Genetics: DNA extraction, Visualization by agarose gel electrophoresis; Genotype/phenotype via Taster SNP data collection and analysis; Scientific Writing & Effective figure design |
3 | 8-11 | Photosynthesis: Spectrophotometry: Beer-Lambert Law, Linear regression analysis; Hill Reaction: Self-designed investigation of factors affecting photosystems |
Lab Practical | 12 | Hands-on skills assessment: |
BISC110/112 Assignments/ Weekly Lab Planner
Series | Lab # | LAB DATES | LAB DESCRIPTION | Assignment/Notes | |
1 | 1 | to |
Practice metric conversions; Practice pipetting; Making Solutions; Microscopy; Examination of Tetrahymena pyriformis |
Homework: Familiarize yourself with the wiki, particularly the information in the BISC110/S12:Resources section of the Lab wiki; Lab 1 Practice Problems downloadable here Media:Lab_1_Practice_Problems110.doc; Read about the process of endocytosis in your textbook; | |
1 | 2 | to |
Tetrahymena Behavior: Phagocytosis; Observations; Data Analysis; Accuracy vs. Precision; Statistical Parameters; Data Presentation; Effective Figure Design and Legends using the Gronlien article as a model. |
Homework: Study dilution making for Lab 3; Generate two figures with legends from your Tetrahymena experiment: one or more microphotographs of Tetrahymena and a graph or table of data. Generate a figure of means +/- standard deviations and a caption for the theoretical data table at the end of the Assignments section in lab 2. | |
1 | 3 | to |
Making Dilutions; Determination of toxicity of Heavy Metals on Tetrahymena; Design your own experiment exploring inhibitors and Tetrahymena phagocytosis |
Homework: There are animated tutorials on dilution available at the following link: Dilution Help Tutorials; Finalize your experimental design for Lab 4; have it approved by your lab instructor; Write a results section of a scientific report on your findings in the Tetrahymena toxicity experiment including a narrative portion and integrated figure(s) with legend(s); Solve the dilution problems found at | |
1 | 4 | to |
Student Designed Experiments: Potential Inhibitors of Vacuole Formation; |
Homework: 5 minute oral presentation in PowerPoint™ of your data, including at least one figure with legend, of your Lab 4 experimental results. Read assigned journal article for science writing discussion * Gronlien, H.K., Berg, T., Lovlie, A.M. (2002). In the polymorphic ciliate Tetrahymena vorax, the non-selective phagocytosis seen in microstomes changes to a highly selective process in macrostomes, J. Exp. Biol. 205, 2089-2097 | |
1 | 5 | to |
Scientific Writing Workshop with Journal Article Discussion | Homework: Tetrahymena Partial Scientific Research Report: DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF LAB 6 Title Page, Results, Discussion and References sections. Guidelines at: 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 6.
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2 | 6 | to |
Genetics: Taster SNP 1-Test PTC Taster Phenotype; Isolate and digest DNA; PCR; |
Homework: Read the following background information on restriction enzymes and on gel electrophoresis Read the following background information on ethical issues in genetic testing: | |
2 | 7 | to |
Genetics: Taster SNP 2: Prepare and perform agarose gel electrophoresis; Determine PTC Taster Genotype; Scientific Writing: Introduction & Discussion |
Homework:
Prepare draft figures/tables from the preliminary course data | |
2 & 3 | 8 | to |
Data Analysis of Taster investigation; Science Writing Workshop: Effective Figure Design, Introduction, Discussion; Photosynthesis 1: Chlorophyll pigment investigation, Spectroscopy, The Beer-Lambert Law and Creating a Standard Curve |
Homework: Write a scientific research report (all sections except M&M)on your PTC Taster SNP study. For help, see the Resources section of this wiki. In your lab notebook, prepare a flow chart for the Hill Reaction (Lab 9); | |
3 | 9 | to |
Photosynthesis 2: Hill Reaction | Homework: Finalize your self-designed experiment testing a variable affecting the Hill Reaction; Write a Materials and Methods style version of the Hill Reaction experiment that you did this week in Lab 9 | |
3 | 10 | to |
Photosynthesis 3: Investigation of variables affecting the Hill Reaction | Homework: Plot your A580 data (y-axis) versus time in seconds (x-axis) for the different treatments (with the treatments on the same graph). See(Appendix E). Determine regression equations for the linear part of each data plots to get slope (m) values (slopes represent the rates of electron transport). Calculate the rates (change over time of the linear portion of your graphs) and plot those values against your variable (x-axis); A full paper on your experiment, in the form of a scientific research report, | |
3 | 11 | to |
Science Writing Workshop Bring a draft of your Results & Discussion sections (5 points) (including figures/tables) of your photosynthesis paper |
Homework: Prepare for a Lab Practical Skills Assessment in lab 12
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Skills Assessment | 12 | to |
Lab Practical; Turn in Lab Notebook |
End of lab |
Lab Graded Assignments
Lab Assigned | Lab Due | Assignment description |
Point Value (Total 200) |
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1 | 2 | Practice Problems | 5 |
2 | 3 | Fig. Design | 5 |
3 | 4 | Dilution Problems (5); Fig.& Results (10) |
15 |
4 | 5 | Oral presentation: Results, original figure & legend; Journal article discussion |
10 |
5 | 6 | Lab notebook check (ungraded); Partial Scientific Paper(25) |
25 |
6 | 7 | SNP Taster Questions | 5 |
7 | 8 | Draft figures/tables & outline of Taster paper | 5 |
8 | 9 | Taster Scientific Paper (all but M&M) | 35 |
9 | 10 | M&M (5pt); Finalize Self-Design Experiment Hill Rxn.(ungraded) |
5 |
10 | 11 | Draft Introduction & Discussion and slides of figures/captions for Science Writing Workshop | 5 |
11 | 12 (or on day indicated in calendar) | Full Scientific Paper: Factor Affecting Rate of Photosynthesis | 35 |
12 | 12 | Lab Notebook Check (10) Lab Practical:Hands-on skills assessment (35) |
45 |
Other | - | Discretionary Points Preparation & Participation |
5 |