BISC110/F12:Schedule
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BISC110/112 F12 Lab Calendar DRAFT
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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: |
Lab Graded Assignments
| Lab Assigned | Lab Due | Assignment description |
Point Value (Total 200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
