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GLY-1101L: The History of Life Laboratory Spring Term 2011 Room: PC 448 (Charles Perry Building at UP Campus) Instructor: Yosmel Sanchez. [email protected] Office: PC-333 Meeting day and time: Thursday 11 AM - 1:45 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 (d) life on Earth. CLASS READINGS: Lab Exercise handouts must be downloaded from the class website and printed out before the beginning of each class. To access the lab exercises go to Google and search for fiu history of life lab then click on the link that appears first, you will be redirected to the syllabus. Once in the syllabus, click on the lab exercises shown in blue letters. A login name and password will be required. 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 Quiz = 50 points. Total exam points = 100. Grades: Total points = 200. Grades are determined by points as follows: A=180-200, B=160-179, C=140-159, D=120-139, F= less than 120 points. Policies - Attendance is mandatory because written exercises are completed during the labs. There are no makeup labs. 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. - 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. - Cellular phones must be turned off during the lab period.LAB COURSE OUTLINE http://casgroup.fiu.edu/earthenvironment/currentstudents.php EXERCISES MATERIAL COVERED Please click on link to download assignment. INTRO Jan 13 Course overview, handling fossils and zoological specimens LAB 1 Jan 20 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 Jan 27 Principles of classifying biodiversity, and preservation of fossils http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab02.pdf (Covers Chapter 2: pages 19-46) LAB 3 Feb 3 Paleoenvironments, Paleoecology and Preservation http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab03.pdf (Covers Chapter 3: pages 46-47 & 51-54) LAB 4 Feb 10 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 Feb 17 Morphologic Variation and Evolution http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab05.pdf (Covers Chapter 5: pages 66-75) REVIEW MT Feb 24 Covers lab 1-5 MIDTERM March 3 Covers Labs 1-5 LAB 6 March 10 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) Spring Break March 14 - 20 LAB 7 March 24 Invertebrates of the Mesozoic Era http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab07.pdf (Covers Chapter 10: pages 152-191, Chapter 11: pages 162-178, Chapter 12: pages 179-192) LAB 8 March 31 Invertebrates of the Cenozoic Era http://www2.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/HOL/hislifelab/HistoryofLifeLab08.pdf (Covers Chapter 10: pages 152-191, Chapter 11: pages 162-178, Chapter 12: pages 179-192) LAB 9 April 7 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 April 14 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 Review April 21 Discussion of the Chapters to be evaluated and model exercises. Grades discussion. FINAL EXAM April 21-30 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 (www.fiu.edu/~geology) for the latest


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