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[[BISC 111/113 | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#2171B7"> '''Introduction to Organismal Biology Lab''' </font>]] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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==BISC111/113 Fall 2011 Lab Calendar==
==BISC 111/113 Spring 2015 Lab Calendar==
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! &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Monday  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;     !!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Tuesday &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   !! Wednesday !!  &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thursday&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   !!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   Friday &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
! &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Monday  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     !!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;   Tuesday  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   !!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wednesday &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; !!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Thursday  &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; !!&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;   Friday  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| August 29 <br> <br>  
|Jan. 26 <br>'''Lab 1'''<br>  
| August 30 <br>'''No Lab''' || August 31  <br> '''Lab 1''' || September 1  <br> '''Lab 1''' || September 2 <br>'''Lab 1''' ||  
| Jan. 27 <br>'''Lab 1''' || Jan. 28 <br> '''Lab 1''' || Jan. 29 <br> '''Lab 1''' || Jan. 30 <br>'''Lab 1''' ||  
|-
|-
| September 5 <br>'''Labor Day'''<br>'''No Classes'''
| Feb. 2 <br>'''Lab 2'''
| September 6 <br> <br> '''Lab 1''' || September 7 <br>'''Monday Schedule'''<br>'''Lab 1'''|| September 8 <br> <br>'''Lab 2'''<br> || September 9 <br> <br>'''Lab 2'''<br> ||   
| Feb. 3 <br> '''Lab 2''' || Feb. 4 <br> '''Lab 2''' || Feb. 5 <br>'''Lab 2''' || Feb. 6 <br>'''Lab 2'''||   
|-
|-
| September 12 <br>'''Lab 2'''
|Feb. 9 <br>'''Lab 3'''
| September 13 <br>'''Lab 2''' || September 14 <br>'''Lab 2''' || September 15 <br>'''Lab 3''' || September 16 <br>'''Lab 3''' ||   
|Feb. 10 <br>'''Lab 3''' || Feb. 11 <br> '''Lab 3''' || Feb. 12 <br>'''Lab 3''' || Feb. 13 <br>'''Lab 3''' ||   
|-
|-
| September 19 <br>'''Lab 3'''
| Feb. 16 <br>'''No classes'''
| September 20 <br>'''Lab 3'''<br> || September 21 <br>'''Lab 3''' ||  September 22 <br>'''Lab 4''' || September 23 <br>'''Lab 4'''  ||   
| Feb. 17 <br>'''Lab 4''' || Feb. 18 <br> '''Lab. 4''' ||  Feb. 19 <br>'''Lab 4''' || Feb. 20 <br>'''Lab 4'''  ||   
|-
|-
| September 26 <br>'''Lab 4''' <br>
|Feb. 23 <br>'''Lab 4''' <br>
|September 27 <br>'''Lab 4''' || September 28 <br>'''Lab 4''' ||  September29 <br>'''Lab 5''' || September 30 <br>'''Lab 5''' ||   
|Feb. 24 <br>'''Lab 5''' || Feb. 25 <br> '''Lab 5''' ||  Feb. 26 <br>'''Lab 5''' || Feb. 27 <br>'''Lab 5''' ||   
|-
|-
|October 3 <br>'''Lab 5'''  
|Mar. 2 <br>'''Lab 5 '''<br>
| October 4 <br>'''Lab 5''' || October 5 <br> '''Lab 5''' ||  October 6 <br> '''No Lab'''|| October 7 <br> '''No Lab'''||   
|Mar. 3 <br>'''Lab 6''' || March 4 <br> '''Lab 6''' ||  Mar. 5 <br> '''Lab 6'''|| Mar. 6 <br> ''' lab 6'''||   
|-
|-
|October 10 <br>'''Fall Break'''<br>'''No Classes'''
|Mar. 9 <br>'''Lab 6'''
| October 11 <br>'''Fall Break'''<br>'''No Classes''' || October 12 <br> <br>'''Lab 6''' || October 13 <br> <br>'''Lab 6''' || October 14 <br> <br>'''Lab 6'''||   
|Mar. 10 <br>'''Lab 7''' || Mar. 11 <br> '''Lab 7''' || Mar. 12 <br>'''Lab 7''' || Mar. 13 <br>'''Lab 7'''||   
|-
|-
|October 17 <br>'''Lab 6'''
|Mar. 16 <br>'''Lab 7''' || Mar. 17 <br>'''No Lab''' || Mar. 18 <br>'''Lab 1 resched'''|| Mar. 19 <br>'''Spring Break''' || Mar. 20 <br>'''Spring Break'''||   
| October 18 <br>'''Lab 6''' || October 19 <br>'''Lab 7'''|| October 20 <br>'''Lab 7''' || October 21 <br>'''Lab 7 '''||   
|-
|-
|October 24 <br>'''Lab 7'''
|Mar. 23 <br>'''Spring Break'''
| October 25 <br> '''Lab 7''' || October 26 <br> '''Lab 8''' || October 27 <br> '''Lab 8'''|| October 28 <br> '''Lab 8'''||   
|Mar. 24 <br> '''Spring Break''' || March 25 <br> '''Spring Break''' || Mar. 26 <br> '''Spring Break'''|| Mar. 27 <br> '''Spring Break'''||   
|-
|-
|October 31 <br><br> '''Lab 8'''
|Mar. 30 <br> '''Lab 8'''
| November 1 <br>'''Tanner-No Classes<br>'''*see below'''<br>|| November 2  <br> <br>'''Lab 9''' || November 3 <br> <br>'''Lab 9''' || November 4<br> <br>'''Lab 9'''||   
|Mar. 31 <br>'''Lab 8''' || April 1 <br> '''Lab 8''' || April 2 <br>'''Lab 8''' || April 3 <br>'''Lab 8'''||   
|-
|-
|November 7 <br><br> '''Lab 9'''
|April 6 <br> '''Lab 9'''
|November 8 <br><br>'''Lab 8/9''' || November 9  <br><br>'''No lab''' || November 10<br> <br>'''No lab''' || November 11 <br>'''Lab Practical'''<br>'''Lab 10 for all'''||
|April 7 <br>'''Lab 9''' || April 8 <br> '''Lab 9''' || April 9 <br>'''Lab 9''' || April 10 <br>'''Lab 9'''||  
|-
|-
| November 14<br> '''Lab 11'''
|April 13 <br> '''Lab 11'''
| November 15 <br>'''Lab 11''' || November 16  <br>'''Lab 11''' || November 17 <br>'''Lab 11''' || November 18 <br>'''Lab 11'''||
|April 14 <br>'''Lab 11''' || April 15 <br> '''Lab 11''' || April 16 <br>'''Lab 11''' || April 17 <br>'''Lab 11'''||  
|-
|-
| November 21 <br> <br>'''No lab'''
|April 20 <br> '''No Lab'''<br> Patriots Day <br>
| November 22 <br> <br> '''No lab''' || November 23  <br>'''Thanksgiving <br> Break''' || November 24 <br>'''Thanksgiving <br> Break '''|| November 25 <br> '''Thanksgiving <br> Break'''||
|April 21 <br>'''No Lab <br>Monday Sched''' <br> || April 22 <br> '''Lab 12''' || April 23 <br>'''Lab 12'''|| April 24 <br>'''Lab 12'''||
|-
|-
| November 28 <br>'''Lab 12'''
|April 27 <br>'''Lab 12'''  
| November 29 <br>'''Lab 12''' || November 30 <br>'''Lab 12'''    || December 1 <br>'''Lab 12''' || December 12 <br>'''Lab 12'''||
|April 28 <br>'''Lab 12''' || April 29  <br>'''No Lab <br> Ruhlman''' || April 30 <br>'''No Lab'''|| May 1 <br> '''Lab Practical'''||   
|-
|December 5 <br> '''No lab'''
|December 6 <br> '''No lab''' || December 7  <br>'''No lab''' || December 8 <br>  <br> || December 9 <br> <br> ||   
|-
|-
|May 4 <br>'''No Lab'''
|May 5 <br>'''No Lab''' || May 6  <br>'''No Lab''' || |May 7 <br>'''No Lab''' || May 8 <br>'''Last Day of Classes''' || <BR>
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'''* For the Tuesday section, lab 8 will be made up on another day/time during the week agreed upon by the class. This will be discussed further during the first lab of the semester.'''


=='''Schedule of Experiments'''==
=='''Schedule of Experiments'''==
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!3
!3
| 3-6
| 3-5
|Plant Biology: Transpiration, Anatomy, Photosynthesis
|Plant Biology: Transpiration, Anatomy, Photosynthesis
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!2
!2
|6
|6
|Population Growth: Generation 2
|Population Growth: Counts
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!4
!4
| 7-9
| 7-9
|Animal Biology: Vertebrate Anatomy, Circulation and Respiration, Nerve Transmission  
|Animal Biology: Vertebrate Anatomy, Circulation and Respiration, Nerve Transmission  
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!4
|10
|Lab Practical
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|-
!2
!2
| 11-12
| 11-12
|Population Growth: Generation 3 and Analysis
|Population Growth: Analysis.
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!2,4
|2,6,7,8,9,11,12
|Lab Practical
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=='''Lab Assignments'''==
 
=='''Lab Graded Assignments'''==
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! Lab Assigned !! Lab Due !! Assignment<br> description !! Point Value <br>(Total 200)
! Lab Assigned !! Lab Due !! Assignment description !! Point Value <br>(Total 200)
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! 1
! 1
| 1
! 2
| Diversity pie charts (ungraded)
| Diversity Data-Results with captions (ungraded)<br> Pre-Lab 2 quiz (ungraded)
| 0
! 0
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! 2
! 2
| 3
! 2
| Preliminary Materials and Methods text for your experiment (10)<br> Column graph of <i>Tribolium</i> means with descriptive text (10)
| Group PowerPoint: <i>Tribolium</i> experiment, goals and materials and methods
| 20
!0
|-
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! 2
! 2
| 3
! 3
| Oral presentation: Key characteristics of your plant
| Column graphs (<i>Tribolium</i> archives) with caption, results narrative and statistics embedded in the narrative  (10)<br> Oral presentation: Key characteristics of your plant (5)<br> Pre-Lab 3 quiz (4)
| 10
!19
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! 3
! 3
| 4
! 4
| Column graph of transpiration rates with Results text
| Transpiration in plants: Graphs and text (10)<br> Pre-Lab 4 quiz (4)
| 10
!14
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! 4
! 4
| 5
! 5
| Composite photo of epidermal peels and cross-sections (10)<br> Column graph of conductance indices of all four species (10).
| Plant anatomy: Composite figure and stomatal conductance (10)<br> Pre-Lab 5 quiz (4)
| 20
!14
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| 6
! 5
| Scattergraph of CO<sub>2</sub> consumption versus light intensity (10)<br> Independent choice graph relating data from two labs (10)
| Graph in lab: cumulative photosynthesis data (5)
| 20
!5
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| 6
! 6
| Oral Presentation: Plant experiments
| Oral presentation: Plant experiments (10)<br> Plant discussion text (10)
| 10
!20
|-
! 6
! 7
| <i>Tribolium</i> experiment methods section (10)
!10
|-
|-
!7
! 8
! 8
| 9
| Pre-Lab 8 quiz (4)
| Scatterplot of heart and breathing rates
!4
| 10
|-
|-
! 8
! 9
! 9
| 10
| Scatterplot of heart and breathing rates and text (10)<br> Pre-Lab 9 quiz (4)
|Table of nerve conduction velocities in human, frog, and earthworm
!14
| 5
|-
!7, 8, 9
| 10
| Lab Practical
| 35
|-
|-
! 11
! 11
| 12
! 12
|Oral presentation: <i>Tribolium</i> experiment
|Oral presentation: <i>Tribolium</i> experiment
| 10
!10
|-
|-
!12  
!12
|Last day of classes
!
|<i>Tribolium</i> lab report
|<i>Tribolium</i> research paper
|35
!40
|-
|-  
! Other
!2,6,7,8,9,11,12
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! May 1
| Discretionary Points for preparation & participation
| Lab (10) practical
| 10
!50
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Revision as of 08:21, 30 January 2015

BISC 111/113: Introductory Organismal Biology

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
Feb. 2
Lab 2 		Feb. 3
Lab 2		 Feb. 4
Lab 2		 Feb. 5
Lab 2		 Feb. 6
Lab 2
Feb. 9
Lab 3 		Feb. 10
Lab 3		 Feb. 11
Lab 3		 Feb. 12
Lab 3		 Feb. 13
Lab 3
Feb. 16
No classes 		Feb. 17
Lab 4		 Feb. 18
Lab. 4		 Feb. 19
Lab 4		 Feb. 20
Lab 4
Feb. 23
Lab 4
Feb. 24
Lab 5		 Feb. 25
Lab 5		 Feb. 26
Lab 5		 Feb. 27
Lab 5
Mar. 2
Lab 5
Mar. 3
Lab 6		 March 4
Lab 6		 Mar. 5
Lab 6		 Mar. 6
lab 6
Mar. 9
Lab 6 		Mar. 10
Lab 7		 Mar. 11
Lab 7		 Mar. 12
Lab 7		 Mar. 13
Lab 7
Mar. 16
Lab 7		 Mar. 17
No Lab		 Mar. 18
Lab 1 resched		 Mar. 19
Spring Break		 Mar. 20
Spring Break
Mar. 23
Spring Break 		Mar. 24
Spring Break		 March 25
Spring Break		 Mar. 26
Spring Break		 Mar. 27
Spring Break
Mar. 30
Lab 8 		Mar. 31
Lab 8		 April 1
Lab 8		 April 2
Lab 8		 April 3
Lab 8
April 6
Lab 9 		April 7
Lab 9		 April 8
Lab 9		 April 9
Lab 9		 April 10
Lab 9
April 13
Lab 11 		April 14
Lab 11		 April 15
Lab 11		 April 16
Lab 11		 April 17
Lab 11
April 20
No Lab
Patriots Day
April 21
No Lab
Monday Sched
April 22
Lab 12		 April 23
Lab 12		 April 24
Lab 12
April 27
Lab 12 		April 28
Lab 12		 April 29
No Lab
Ruhlman		 April 30
No Lab		 May 1
Lab Practical
May 4
No Lab 		May 5
No Lab		 May 6
No Lab		 May 7
No Lab		 May 8
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: 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


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