GLY-1101L: The History of Life Laboratory Summer Term 2011 Room: PC 448 (Charles Perry Building at UP Campus) Instructor: Yosmel Sanchez Email: [email protected] Office: PC333 Class: Tuesday and Thurday 12:30PM - 3:15 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: Lab Exercise handouts must be downloaded from the class website and printed out before the beginning of each class. 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 (4th 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. Grading 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. Grades: Total possible points = 200. Grades are determined by percentage as follows: A = 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 %. 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 June 28th Course overview, handling fossils and zoological specimens LAB 1 June 30th Telling Time: Principles of Stratigraphy http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab01.pdf(Covers Chapter 1: pages 6-12, Chapter 3: pages 47-51) LAB 2 July 5th Principles of Classifying Biodiversity, and Preservation of Fossils http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab02.pdf(Covers Chapter 2: pages 19-32, Chapter 3: pages 33-46) LAB 3 July 7th Paleoenvironments, Paleoecology, and Preservation http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab03.pdf(Covers Chapter 3: pages 46-47 & 51-54) LAB 4 July 12th Genetic Expression and Frequencies http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab04.pdf(Covers Chapter 3: pages 33-46, Chapter 5: pages 63-67) LAB 5 July 14th Morphologic Variation and Evolution http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab05.pdf(Covers Chapter 5: pages 66-75) REVIEW July 19th Midterm Review (Labs 1 – 5) MIDTERM July 21st Midterm (Covers Labs 1 - 5) LAB 6 July 26th Invertebrates of the Paleozoic Era 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 July 28th Invertebrates of the Mesozoic Era 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 August 2nd Invertebrates of the Cenozoic Era 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 August 4th Plants and Paleoclimates http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab09.pdf(Covers Chapter 13: pages 193-198, Chapter 14: pages 205-232) LAB 10 August 9th Dinosaurs, Mammals, and Hominoids 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 August 11th 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