Lab Schedule

Lab Schedule for Biology 116 - Spring 2008

Laboratory Manuals: A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory, 5th Edition. Van De Graaff & Crawley, 2005, Morton Publishing Company. Laboratory Exercises for Organisms & Environments will be distributed in lab Lab Location: All labs will be in LSS 356 unless otherwise noted. Lab Sections: 01 TUES 9:30 – 12:20 pm T.A.: Lisa Harmon 02 TUES 1:30 – 4:20 pm T.A.: Lisa Harmon 03 THURS 1:30 – 4:20 pm T.A.: Lisa Harmon
WEEK 1
Jan 8, 10	Laboratory:	no lab this week
	Lab Assignment:
WEEK 2
Jan 15, 17	Laboratory:	Introduction, Lab Safety, Flowers and Trees lab
	Lab Assignment:	For lab next week, read up on bacteria
WEEK 3
Jan 22, 24	Laboratory:	Ecological Succession in Milk
	Lab Assignment:	Optional: Collect a sample of pond/lake/marine water
WEEK 4
Jan 29, 31	Laboratory:	Protist diversity
	Lab Assignment:	Find out some information about fungi
WEEK 5
Feb 5, 7	Laboratory:	Fungi & their symbiotic associations
	Lab Assignment:	Read up on plants
WEEK 6
Feb 12, 14	Laboratory:	Evolutionary Trends in Plants: Spore-forming Plants
	Lab Assignment:	Form groups of 3-4 students to design investigation
WEEK 7
Feb 19, 21	Laboratory:	Evolutionary Trends in Plants cont: Seed Plants
	Lab Assignment:	Find out which is the most diverse group of animals
WEEK 8
Feb 26, 28	Laboratory:	Animals: Embryonic development; preserved specimens
	Lab Assignment:	Hypothesis for investigation needs to be approved
WEEK 9
Mar 4, 6	Laboratory:	Animals cont: Live specimens; trip to insect museum
	Lab Assignment:	Group experimental design needs to be approved
Spring Break
Mar 11, 13		No Class
WEEK 9
Mar 18, 20	Laboratory:	Owl Pellet Investigation
	Lab Assignment:	Submit list of supplies for investigations
WEEK 10
Mar 25, 27	Laboratory:	Lab exam & Arboretum walk or Barnacles & Tides lab
	Lab Assignment:	Longer investigations may begin, last chance for any supply orders!
WEEK 11
Apr 1, 3	Laboratory:	Begin Group Investigations
	Lab Assignment:	Lab will be open from 8 am to 6 pm Monday-Friday
WEEK 12
Apr 8, 10	Laboratory:	Continue investigations, Collect Data
	Lab Assignment:	First draft paper and presentation
WEEK 13
Apr 15, 17	Laboratory:	Finish investigations and cleanup lab space
	Lab Assignment:	Prepare paper and presentation
WEEK 14
Apr 22, 24	Laboratory:	Reports Due; Group Presentations; Lab checkout
	Lab Assignment:
WEEK 15
Apr 29, May1	Laboratory:	Barnacles & Tides lab or Arboretum walk
	Lab Assignment:	Post-tests, evaluations, return labs
WEEK 16
May 6, 8	Laboratory:	FINALS WEEK: No lab