BISC 111/113:Calendar and Assignments
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BISC111/113 Spring 2012 Lab Calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23 |
Jan. 24 No Lab |
Jan. 25 No Lab |
Jan. 26 Lab 1 |
Jan. 27 Lab 1 |
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| Jan. 30 Lab 1 |
Jan. 31 Lab 1 |
Feb. 1 Lab 1 |
Feb. 2 Lab 2 |
Feb. 3 Lab 2 |
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| Feb. 6 Lab 2 |
Feb. 7 Lab 2 |
Feb. 8 Lab 2 |
Feb. 9 Lab 3 |
Feb. 10 Lab 3 |
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| Feb. 13 Lab 3 |
Feb. 14 Lab 3 |
Feb. 15 Lab 3 |
Feb. 16 Lab 4 |
Feb. 17 Lab 4 |
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| Feb. 20 No Classes |
Feb. 21 Lab 4 |
Feb. 22 Lab 4 |
Feb. 23 Monday Schedule Lab 4 |
Feb. 24 No Lab |
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| Feb. 27 Lab 5 |
Feb. 28 Lab 5 |
Feb. 29 Lab 5 |
March 1 Lab 5 |
March 2 Lab 5 |
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| March 5 Lab 6 |
March 6 Lab 6 |
March 7 Lab 6 |
March 8 Lab 6 |
March 9 Lab 6 |
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| March 12 Lab 7 |
March 13 Lab 7 |
March 14 Lab 7 |
March 15 Lab 7 |
March 16 Lab 7 |
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| March 19 Spring Break |
March 20 Spring Break |
March 21 Spring Break |
March 22 Spring Break |
March 23 Spring Break |
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| March 26 Lab 8 |
March 27 Lab 8 |
March 28 Lab 8 |
March 29 Lab 8 |
March 30 Lab 8 |
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| April 2 Lab 9 |
April 3 Lab 9 |
April 4 Lab 9 |
April 5 Lab 9 |
April 6 Lab 9 |
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| April 9 No Lab |
April 10 No Lab |
April 11 No Lab |
April 12 Lab 10 Practical |
April 13 Lab 11 |
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| April 16 No Classes |
April 17 Lab 11 |
April 18 Lab 11 |
April 19 Lab 11 |
April 20 Monday Schedule Lab 11 |
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| April 23 Lab 12 |
April 24 Lab 12 |
April 25 No Lab Ruhlman Con. |
April 26 Lab 12 |
April 27 Lab 12 |
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| April 30 No lab |
May 1 No lab |
May 2 Lab 12 |
May 3 No Lab |
May 4 No Lab |
Schedule of Experiments
| Section | Lab # | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Biodiversity |
| 2 | 2 | Population Growth: Designing the Experiment |
| 3 | 3-6 | Plant Biology: Transpiration, Anatomy, Photosynthesis |
| 2 | 6 | Population Growth: Generation 2 |
| 4 | 7-9 | Animal Biology: Vertebrate Anatomy, Circulation and Respiration, Nerve Transmission |
| 4 | 10 | Lab Practical |
| 2 | 11-12 | Population Growth: Generation 3 and Analysis |
Lab Graded Assignments
| Lab Assigned | Lab Due | Assignment description |
Point Value (Total 200) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Diversity pie charts (ungraded) | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Description of Tribolium experiment (PPT) (10) Column graphs (Tribolium archives) with narrative and statistics (10) |
20 | |
| 2 | 3 | Oral presentation: Key characteristics of your plant | 10 | |
| 3 | 4 | Column graph of transpiration rates (10) with Results text (10) | 20 | |
| 4 | 5 | Composite photo of epidermal peels and cross-sections (10) Column graph of conductance indices of all four species (10) |
20 | |
| 5 | 6 | Scattergraph of CO2 consumption versus light intensity (10) |
10 | |
| 5 | 6 | Oral Presentation: Plant experiments | 10 | |
| 8 | 9 | Scatterplot of heart and breathing rates | 10 | |
| 7, 8, 9 | 10 | Lab Practical | 40 | |
| 11 | 12 | Oral presentation: Tribolium experiment | 10 | |
| 12 | Last day of classes | Tribolium lab paper | 40 | |
| Other | Discretionary Points for preparation & participation | 10 |
