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GLY-1101L: The History of Life Laboratory Fall Term 2011 Room: PC 448 (Charles Perry Building at UP Campus) Instructor: Yosmel Sanchez Email: [email protected] Office: PC333 Class: Monday 2:00PM - 4:45 PM Office hours are by appointment. Please, if you need assistance do not hesitate to meet with your lab instructor. Schedule an appointment by email. LAB OBJECTIVE: Hands-on experience with fossils and other biological specimens to understand the interacting biological and geological principles and processes that shape life on Earth. CLASS READINGS: It may be simplest to print out as many exercises as possible at one sitting rather than having to remember to print them out each week before coming to class. The book Life of the Past (4Lab Exercise handouts must be downloaded from the class website and printed out before the beginning of each class. thGrading edition), by W.I. Ausich and N.G. Lane (1999), which is required for the lecture course, can be used to supplement explanations in the handouts. Labs: Each weekly Lab Exercise handout = 10 points. Total Lab Exercise points = 100. Each lab will be evaluated on an individual basis, and will be returned at the beginning of the next lab. There will be no grading on a normal curve (curving). Exams: Will be practical. Lab Midterm = 50 points. Lab Final = 50 points. Total exam points = 100. GradesA = 93-100, A- = 90-92, B+ = 87-89, B = 83-86, B- = 80-82, C+ = 77-79, C = 73-76, C- = 70-72, D+ = 67-69, D = 63-66, D- = 60-62, F = fewer than 60 %. : Total possible points = 200. Grades are determined by percentage as follows: Policies - Attendance is mandatory because written exercises are completed during the labs. There are no makeup labs or exams. If you have a medical emergency or a serious family problem then arrangements will be possible. Verification in the form of an official document will be required. Labs start on time- In keeping with university policy, accommodations for students who wish to observe their religious holidays will try to be made. Students should make these requests known during the first week of the semester. . - Cheating and any other kind of misconduct is unacceptable and will be reported to university officials. See Student Handbook regarding the FIU policies. - The class will be responsible for cleaning up the Lab. - No food or drinks in the laboratory; cell phones must be turned off during lab.LAB COURSE OUTLINE http://casgroup.fiu.edu/earthenvironment/currentstudents.php EXERCISES MATERIAL COVERED Please click on link to download assignment. INTRO August 22Course overview, handling fossils and zoological specimens nd LAB 1 August 29Telling Time: Principles of Stratigraphy nd http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab01.pdf (Covers Chapter 1: pages 6-12, Chapter 3: pages 47-51) Labor Day September 5 th LAB 2 September 12Principles of Classifying Biodiversity, and Preservation of Fossils th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab02.pdf (Covers Chapter 2: pages 19-32, Chapter 3: pages 33-46) LAB 3 September 19Paleoenvironments, Paleoecology, and Preservation th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab03.pdf (Covers Chapter 3: pages 46-47 & 51-54) September 26 Independent work th October 3 Independent work rd LAB 4 October 10Genetic Expression and Frequencies th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab04.pdf (Covers Chapter 3: pages 33-46, Chapter 5: pages 63-67) LAB 5 October 17Morphologic Variation and Evolution th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab05.pdf (Covers Chapter 5: pages 66-75) MIDTERM October 24Midterm (Covers Labs 1 - 5) th LAB 6 October 31Invertebrates of the Paleozoic Era th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab06.pdf (Covers Chapter 9: pages 121-132, Chapter 10: pages 133-151, Chapter 11: pages 162-178, Chapter 12: pages 179-192) LAB 7 November 7Invertebrates of the Mesozoic Era th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab07.pdf (Covers Chapter 10: pages 152-161, Chapter 11: pages 162-178, Chapter 12: pages 179-192) LAB 8 November 14Invertebrates of the Cenozoic Era th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab08.pdf (Covers Chapter 10: pages 152-161, Chapter 11: pages 162-178, Chapter 12: pages 179-192)LAB 9 November 21Plants and Paleoclimates th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab09.pdf (Covers Chapter 13: pages 193-198, Chapter 14: pages 205-232) LAB 10 November 28Dinosaurs, Mammals, and Hominoids th http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab10.pdf (Covers Chapter 13: pages 198-204, Chapter 15: pages 233-258, Chapter 16: pages 259-280, Chapter 17: pages 281-291) FINAL EXAM Based on FIU schedule Cumulative, covers Labs 1-10 The syllabus may be subject to change due to unscheduled events such as emergency university closings. Please consult the syllabus on the web for the latest


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