Biology 1 Lab Fall 2008Lab Sections: #37063 Tu 8:10-11:33 am ST 207 Dr. Monica Gutierrez #37066 Th 8:10-11:33 am ST 207 Dr. Monica Gutierrez Lecture: TuTH 12:15-1:47 pm THTR 101 Dr. Barbara MooreLab Instructor: Dr. Monica M. Gutierrez (“Dr. G”)Email:[email protected] Office: 206B ST Office phone: 372-7171Office hours: MW 12-2 pm and TTH 11:30am- 12:30 p.m. Website: http://faculty.rcc.edu/gutierrez-monica/ or http://faculty.rcc.edu/moore/Required: Lab Manual for Bio1 either purchased at campus bookstore or downloaded and printed each week from instructor’s website and Colored pencils.Laboratory attendance is mandatory. The Laboratory schedule changes weekly, so it will be impossible to make up a lab in a previous week if an absence occurs. Two (2) consecutive absences will result in being dropped from the lab course and hence the lecture course. Do not assume that the instructor has dropped you; it is your responsibility to drop the course through the proper administrative routes. There are no make up Lab Exams. There are no exceptions! If a student has proper documentation such as death certificate, doctor’s note, then the lab exam points missed will not be calculated in the student’s final grade. Lab exams will cover theory, concepts, data analysis and identification of organisms and structures. On lab exam dates, the exam will be start promptly at the beginning of the lab. Because the lab exams will be mostly on screen, a late student will be permitted to start the exam at the place where the other students are, the instructor will not start the exam over for late students. Lab reports/write-ups are due the following week after the lab exercises have been completed. No late reports will be accepted, even if the student is absent the following week unless the student provides proper documentation. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the instructor receives the report even if they will be absent the following week.Please come to lab on time and prepared to start experiments. Students are expectedto read the lab exercises prior to coming to lab each week. You will receive 1 letter grade for the entire course, which will be calculated from both your total lecture points. Total points possible in course: 1010 ptsTotal Lab points possible: 410 pts (Lecture pts: 600 pts, 6 exams @ 100 pts each)Lab Reports/Write-ups: 14 @ 15pts each = 210 ptsLab Exams: 4 @ 50 pts each = 200 ptsExtra credit oral presentation: 1 @ 10 ptsExtra credit: Current Event Awareness. A 1 page double spaced summary on a current newspaper or magazine article (from June 2008 to present). The student will be expected to address the biological relevance of the article and how it relates to this course. Student is expected to do a short oral presentation in class. A copy of the article is required to obtain credit. (5 pts for summary, 5 pts for presentation). Deadline for completion: December 11, 2008Biology Lab ScheduleWeek Date Expt # Topic______________ 1 9/2, 9/4 1 Scientific Method, Metric Conversions2 9/9, 9/11 2A, 2B Microscopy, Biogeography3 9/16,9/18 3 Ecology Movies 4 9/23, 9/25 Lab Exam #1 (Ex. 1, 2A, 2B, 3)4 Macromolecules5 9/30, 10/2 5 Cells and Osmosis6 10/7, 10/9 6 Enzymes7 10/14, 10/16 Lab Exam #2 (Ex. 4, 5, 6)7 Photosynthesis8 10/21, 10/23 8A, 8B Photosynthesis, Metabolism Ws, Cyber Ed 9 10/28, 10/30 9 Mitosis, Meiosis10 11/4, 11/6 10 Bacteria, Protists, Fungi11 11/11, 11/13 11 Genetics12 11/18, 11/20 Lab Exam #3, (Ex. 9, 10, 11)12 RepTech (DNA Technology)13 11/25, 11/27 NO LABS THIS WEEK! THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY14 12/2, 12/4 13 Plants15 12/9, 12/11 14 Animals16 12/16 Lab Exam #4 (Ex. 13, 14)Finals week given prior to Lecture exam
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