GENERAL
BIOLOGY LAB COURSE SCHEDULE
Fall
2007
Dr.
(This is a tentative schedule,
subject to change at any time.)
|
Week Number |
Exercise for Week |
Date Assessment is Due |
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1 |
Introduction to the Lab and Exercise #2: The Scientific Method |
8 AM Aug 28, 2007 |
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2 |
Exercise #1:Introduction to Microscopes, Micropipetting, and the Metric System |
8 AM Sep 4, 2007 |
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3 |
Exercise #3: The Macromolecules Found in Living Cells |
8 AM Sep 11, 2007 |
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4 |
Exercise #4: Use of the Olympus Microscope, and Exercise #5: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells - there will be one combined 20 point assessment for these two labs. |
8 AM Sep 18, 2007 |
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5 |
Exercise #6: The Effect of the Enzyme Amylase on Starch Digestion |
8 AM Sep 25, 2007 |
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6 |
Exercise #7: The Cell Cycle: Mitosis and Cytokinesis |
8 AM Oct 2, 2007 |
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7 |
Exercise #8: Meiosis |
8 AM Oct 9, 2007 |
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8 |
Exercise #9: "Make A Baby" |
8 AM Oct 16, 2007 |
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9 |
Exercise #10: Transcription and Translation |
8 AM Oct 23, 2007 |
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10 |
Exercise #11: Human DNA Fingerprinting. Pre-lab due next week. |
8 AM Oct 30, 2007 |
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11 |
Exercise #11: Human DNA Fingerprinting |
8 AM Nov 6, 2007 |
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12 |
Exercise 13: Plant Reproduction: Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds |
8 AM Nov 13, 2007 |
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13 |
Exercise #14: Animal Diversity and Test on Animal Diversity |
8 AM Nov 27, 2007 |
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14 |
Exercise #12: Plant Diversity |
8 AM Dec 4, 2007 |
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15 |
Exercise #15: Population Growth and Animal Camouflage |
8 AM Dec 11, 2007 |
Dates
to Remember:
Aug 20 - CLASSES BEGIN
Aug 27 - LAST DAY TO ENROLL OR ADD A CLASS
Aug 31 - LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT ENTRY ON
TRANSCRIPT
Sep 3 - LABOR DAY – NO CLASSES
Sep 28 - UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION
Oct 18 and 19 - FALL BREAK –
NO CLASSES
Nov 14 - LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW WITH AN
AUTOMATIC “W”
Nov 16 - STATEHOOD DAY
Nov 22 and 23 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO
CLASSES
Dec 3 - LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A CLASS -
NEED INSTRUCTOR’S PERMISSION