Biology: Schedule

Schedule

Week Of

Jan 13	Jan 20	Jan 27	Feb 3	Feb10	Feb 17	Feb 24	Mar 3
Mar 10	Mar 17	Mar 24	Mar 31	Apr 7	Apr 14	Apr 21	Apr 28

WEEK	DATE	TOPICS			DUE
1	Tu Jan 14	Introduction, Survey, The Scientific Method, Chemistry		Lab: Structure-Function	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 1-2 PowerPoint: Ch 1 (pdf) PowerPoint: Ch 2 (pdf) Biology Appendices Author, All Powerpoints except where noted: Dr. Ken Laser; FGCU, Ft Myers, FL 33965
	Th Jan 16	Chemistry continued		Lab: Measurements (1)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 2 Turn in paragraph on Structure and Function
2	Tu Jan 21	Complete Chemistry (Q1)		Lab: Acids, Bases, and Buffers (4)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 3-4 PowerPoint: Ch 3 (pdf) PowerPoint: Ch 4 (pdf)
	Th Jan 23	Macromolecules		Lab: Molecular Models	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 5 PowerPoint: Ch 5 (pdf)
3	Tu Jan 28	EXAM 1 Ch 1-5		Discuss enzymes	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 6 PowerPoint: Ch 6 (pdf)
	Th Jan 30	Cell Structure		Lab: Enzymes	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 7 PowerPoint: Ch 7A: B: C ( 3 pdf files) Metaphors–sign up
4	Tu Feb 4	Membrane Structure		Lab: Microscopes (2)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 8 PowerPoint: Ch 8
	Th Feb 6	Q2 Cell Interactions		Lab: Cells (3)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 8 Lab Report on Enzymes is due
5	Tu Feb 11	Complete Cell		Lab: Membranes, Osmosis and Diffusion (8)	Read Assigned Topic:Ch 8
	Th Feb 13	Energy and Metabolism Cell Communication			Read Assigned Topic: Ch 5,11 PowerPoint, Ch 11: A , B Poster topic due (5 points) Poster Grading Criteria
6	Tu Feb 18	Cellular Respiration		Lab: Cellular Respiration (11)	Read Assigned Topic:Ch 9 PowerPoint: Ch 9 A: B (2 files, pdf) Lab Report on Membranes, Osmosis, and Diffusion is due
	Th Feb 20	Q3 Cellular Respiration			Read Assigned Topic:Ch 9
7	Tu Feb 25	Group Metaphor Presentations on the Plasma Membrane, Cellular Respiration and II (Glycolysis and Krebs Cycle), Electron Transport Chain			Group Metaphors Metaphor Sign-Up sheet
	Th Feb 27	EXAM 2 Ch 6-9			Read Assigned Topic:Ch 10 PowerPoint: Ch 10 A : B (2 file, pdf)
8	Tu Mar 4	Photosynthesis Q4			Read Assigned Topic: Ch 10 Poster References due
	Th Mar 6	Photosynthesis		Lab: Photosynthesis (12)	Lab Report on Cellular Respiration is due Ch 10
9	FGCU Spring Break: Mar 10-16 No Classes
10	Tu Mar 18	Cell Division		Lab: Cell Division (13)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 12 PowerPoint: Ch 12 A: B (2 files, pdf) Lab Report on Photosynthesis is due
	Th Mar 20	Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction Q5		Lab: Meiosis (14)	Read Assigned Topic: Ch 13 PowerPoint: Ch 13 (pdf)
11	Tu Mar 25	Patterns of Inheritance (cont.)	Lab: Genetic problems Read Assigned Topic: Ch 14-15 PowerPoint: Ch 14 A: B: (pdf) PowerPoint: Ch 15 (pdf) Poster bibliography due 10 points
	Th Mar 27	DNA and Protein synthesis	Lab: Group activity on replication & coding		Read Assigned Topic: Ch 16-17 PowerPoint: Ch 16 (pdf) PowerPoint: Ch 17 (pdf) Human Disease Report Due (10%) Human Disease List
Friday, Mar 28: Last day to drop without Academic Penalty
12	Tu Apr 1	Group Metaphor Presentations on Photosynthesis, Cell Cycle, Sexual Reproduction, Central Dogma, Human Genetics			Group Metaphors Metaphor Sign-Up Sheet
	Th Apr 3	EXAM 3 CH 10, 12-15	Control of Gene Expression		Read Assigned Topic:
13	Tu Apr 8	Control of Gene Expression (cont.) Altering the Genetic Message (cont.)			Poster draft due 15 points Read Assigned Topic: Ch 18 PowerPoint: Ch 18 A: B: C (3 files, pdf)
	Th Apr 10	Lab: Gel Electrophoresis			Read Assigned Topic:Ch 19 PowerPoint: Ch 19 (pdf)
14	Tu Apr 15	Gene Technology			Read Assigned Topic:: Ch 20 PowerPoint: Ch 20 (pdf) Lecture Notebooks Due
	Th Apr 17	EXAM 4 Ch 16-20			Read Assigned Topic:
15	Tu Apr 22	Poster / PowerPoint Presentations			Poster / PowerPoint Presentations Poster Grading Criteria Lab book due for non-presenters
	Th Apr 24	Poster/ PowerPoint Presentations			Poster / PowerPoint Presentations Poster Grading Criteria Lab Book due for non-presenters
16	Tu Apr 29	FINAL EXAM Ch 1-20 and notes

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