BISC 111/113:Calendar and Assignments
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BISC111/113 Spring 2012 Lab Calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 3 Labor Day |
Sep. 4 Lab 1 |
Sep. 5 Lab 1 |
Sep. 6 Lab 1 |
Sep. 7 Lab 1 |
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| Sep. 10 Lab 1 |
Sep. 11 Lab 2 |
Sep. 12 Lab 2 |
Sep. 13 Lab 2 |
Sep. 14 Lab 2 |
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| Sep. 17 Lab 2 |
Sep. 18 Lab 3 |
Sep. 19 Lab 3 |
Sep. 20 Lab 3 |
Sep. 21 Lab 3 |
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| Sep. 24 Lab 3 |
Sep. 25 Lab 4 |
Sep. 26 Lab 4 |
Sep. 27 Lab 4 |
Sep. 28 Lab 4 |
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| Oct. 1 Lab 4 |
Oct. 2 Lab 5 |
Oct. 3 Lab 5 |
Oct. 4 Lab 5 |
Oct. 5 Lab 5 |
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| Oct. 8 Fall Break no classes |
Oct. 9 Fall Break no classes |
Oct. 10 No Lab |
Oct. 11 No Lab |
Oct. 12 No Lab |
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| Oct. 15 Lab 5 |
Oct. 16 Lab 6 |
Oct. 17 Lab 6 |
Oct. 18 Lab 6 |
Oct. 19 Lab 6 |
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| Oct. 22 Lab 6 |
Oct. 23 Lab 7 |
Oct. 24 Lab 7 |
Oct. 25 Lab 7 |
Oct. 26 Lab 7 |
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| Oct. 29 Lab 7 |
Oct. 30 Lab 8 |
Oct. 31 Lab 8 |
Nov. 1 Lab 8 |
Nov. 2 Lab 8 |
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| Nov. 5 Lab 8 |
Nov. 6 Tanner |
Nov. 7 Lab 9 |
Nov. 8 Lab 9 |
Nov. 9 Lab 9 |
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| Nov. 12 Lab 9 |
Nov. 13 Lab 9 |
Nov. 14 No Lab |
Nov. 15 No Lab |
Nov. 16 Lab 10 Practical |
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| Nov. 19 No Lab |
Nov. 20 No Lab |
Nov. 21 No Lab |
Nov. 22 Break |
Nov. 23 Break |
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| Nov. 26 Lab 11 |
Nov. 27 Lab 11 |
Nov. 28 Lab 11 |
Nov. 29 Lab 11 |
Nov. 30 Lab 11 |
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| Dec. 3 Lab 12 |
Dec. 4 Lab 12 |
Dec. 5 Lab 12 |
Dec. 6 Lab 12 |
Dec. 7 Lab 12 |
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| Dec. 10 No lab Dec. 11 |
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: 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 | 2 | 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 |
