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General Biology Syllabus Fletcher The dates given below are approximate and of course will not always line up week to week as presented below. Updated information will continually be available in class and online. Semester 1 Summer/Fall 2016 WEEK 1 (August 11 – 19) Introductions, guidelines and procedures Lab 1 An Investigation of the Behavior of Milk, Dye and Soap Notes 1 Science and Biology – What is Science? WEEK 2 (August 22 – 26) The Book of Life – Humans Lab 2 Is It Alive? WEEK 3 A Quick Look at Classification (August 29 – September 2) Notes 2 The Characteristics of Life Book of Life – Chimpanzees and Bonobos Lab 3 The Microscope/Is it alive? Labor Day 9/5 WEEK 4 (September 6 – September 9) Lab 3 The Microscope/Is it alive? (Continued) Notes 3 Fields of Biology WEEK 5 (September 12 - September 16) Book of Life – Gorillas Notes 4 Metric Measurements, Tables and Graphs Lab 4 Metric Measurement WEEK 6 (September 19 – September 23) Test 1 Notes 1 – 4; Labs 1 – 4 Notes 5 Chemistry and Life WEEK 7 (September 26 – September 30) Book of Life – Orangutans and Gibbons Lab 5 The Properties of Water Notes 6 Water WEEK 8 (October 3 – October 7) Notes 6 Water (Continued) Book of Life – Old World Monkeys Lab 5 An Investigation of Unknown Liquids Fall Break 10/10 – 10/14 WEEK 9 (October 17 – October 21) Book of Life – New World Monkeys Notes 7 Biomolecules Lab 7 Molecular Models WEEK 10 (October 24 – October 28) Lab 7 Molecular Models (Continued) Book of Life – Tarsiers, lemurs, Bush babies and a few more Test 2 Notes 5 – 7; Labs 5- 7 WEEK 11 (October 31 – November 4) Notes 8 The Cell Lab 8 Microscopes and the Cell WEEK 12 (November 7 – November 10) Book of Life – Rodents and Rabbits Notes 9 The Cell Membrane Veteran’s day 11/11 WEEK 13 (November 14 – November 18) Lab 9 An Investigation of Osmosis Book of Life Laurasiatheres Notes 10 Energy, the Cell and the Organism WEEK 14 (November 21 – November 23) Notes 10 Energy, the Cell and the Organism (Continued) Test 3 Notes 8 – 10; Labs 8,9 Thanksgiving 11/24, 25 WEEK 15 (November 28 – December 2) Lab 10 An Investigation of Enzymes Notes 11 Ecology Basics Book of Life Xenarthrans and Afrothers WEEK 16 (December 5 – December 9) An Investigation of Cellular Respiration Notes 12 How Populations Grow and Influence Each Other WEEK 17 (December 12 – December 16) Book of Life - Marsupials and Monotremes Notes 13 Population Growth of the Human Species and Human’s Influence on Other Species Lab 11 An Investigation of Photosynthesis WEEK 18 (December 19 – December 22) Finals Week Notes 1 – 13; Labs 1 -12 Semester 2 Winter/Spring 2017 The agenda presented above for semester 1 is an ambitious schedule. As planned it requires students to work at a challenging pace. Working hard, we have a chance of sticking to this schedule. But even with the best of work ethic and intention, we sometimes do not reach our goal. One reason for this is that many of our labs call for student exploration (“inquiry”), which requires some degree of flexibility in regard to how the labs proceed. Other happenings, such as open ended discussions, current events, unscheduled assemblies and so forth, also sometimes leave us behind schedule. Therefore, the topics and labs that will be explored during the second semester, and the approximate placement of tests, are given below, but are not accompanied by specific dates. More specific information regarding when we will explore these topics and labs will be offered at the beginning of semester 2. WEEKS 1 - 4 (January 9 = February 3) Martin Luther King Jr Day 1/16 Lab 12 Flour Beetles Ecology Notes 14 Cell Cycle The Book of Life - Sauropsids Notes 15 Mitosis and Meiosis Lab 13 A Model of the Cell Cycle The Book of Life - Amphibians Lab 12 Flour Beetles Ecology (Continued) Notes 16 Genes Lab 12 Flour Beetles Ecology (Continued) Test 1 Notes 14 – 16; Labs 12, 13 WEEKS 5 - 8 (February 6 – March 3) Rodeo Days 2/23, 24 Notes 17 DNA Structure and Making Proteins Lab 14 Brine Shrimp Ecology The Book of Life – Lungfish and Coelacanths Notes 18 DNA Replication, Mutation and Changing DNA Lab 15 Gel Electrophoresis The Book of Life - Ray-finned fish and Sharks and their kin Notes 19 The History of Life Lab 16 Bacterial Transformation The Book of Life – Lampreys and Hagfish Test 2 Notes 17 – 19; Labs 14 - 16 WEEK 9 - 12 Lancelets (March 6 – April 7) Spring Break 3/13 – 3/17 Notes 20 Evidence of the History of Life Video – Great Transformations Part 1 The Book of Life - Sea squirts Ambulacrarians Protostomes Notes 21 What Evidence Suggests Evolution Video – Great Transformations Part 2 The Book of Life - Acoelomorph flatworms Cnidarians Ctenophores Notes 22 Evolution and the Theory of Natural Selection Lab 17 Natural Selection The Book of Life – Placozoans Sponges Choanoflagellates and Drips WEEK 13 - 16 (April 10 – May 5) Notes 23 Biological Classification The Book of Life – Fungi Test 3 Notes 19 – 22; Lab 17 Amoebozoans Notes 24 The Kingdoms of Life The Book of Life – Plants Lab 18 Plant Transpiration Notes 25 A Closer Look at Animals The Book of Life – A bunch of stuff whose phylogeny is not WEEK 17 (May 8 – May 12) Notes 26 A Closer Look at Plants The Book of Life - Archaea Lab 19 Flatworm Regeneration Eubacteria WEEK 18 (May 15 – May 19) Catch up WEEK 19 (May 22 – May 25) Finals Week Notes 14 – 26; Labs 12 - 19