General Biology 101

Winter 2010 Schedule –Tentative

Start Date Topics Lab Readings Activities & Exercises

Week 1
1/4/10 / Science & Biology
Process of Science / Biodiversity in Crisis
/ Chapter 1
Sec 49.3 & 49.4
Sec 46.10 / Scientific Method Handout
Video on animals & natural disasters
Cengage HW #1*
Invasive Species exercise & test exercise
Collect obituaries for week 2
Week 2
1/11 / Ecology & Population Dynamics / Populations
Survivorship & Dispersion
(requires Excel spreadsheets) / Chapter 45 / Start Succession lab for week 5
Start Eutrophication lab for week 5
Cengage HW #2*
Week 3
1/18 / Species Interactions
Community Ecology / Cengage Module
Population Dynamics / Chapter 46
Sec 46.1-46.7 / Exam #1
Cengage HW #3*
Week 4
1/25 / Ecology Models
Sampling / Sampling lab / Chapter 47
Sections 47.1-47.3 / Cengage HW #4*
Video - Frogs
Week 5
2/1 / Photosynthesis
Nutrient Cycles / Cengage Module Photosynthesis / Chapter 47 Sec 47.4 - 47.10
Ch 7, sec 7.1-7.3, 7.9
Sec 46.8 – 46.9 / Light spectrum work sheet
Capturing Carbon Film
Cengage HW #5*
Week 6
2/8 / Taxonomy
Classification / Taxonomy / Ch 19, Sec 19.1-19.2 & 19.6
Sec 25.1 / Exam #2
Group Project Assigned
Cengage HW #6*
Week 7
2/15 / Micro-organisms / Microbes lab / Ch 21
Ch 22 Sec 22.2-22.6 / Microbe matching exercise
Cengage HW #7*
Week 8
2/22 / Seedless Plants
Fungi / Lower plants
Mushroom dissection / Ch 22, Sec 22.7-22.10
Sec 23.1-23.5
Ch 24 / Exam #3
Cengage HW #8*
Week 9
3/1 / Seed Plants / Seed plant lab / Ch 23 Remainder / Group Project Due
Cengage HW #9*
Week 10
3/8 / Animals
Invertebrates & Vertebrates / Arthropods lab / Ch 25
Ch 26 / Video - Lord of the Ants
Vertebrate learning table exercise
Cengage HW #10*

Final Exam: Activated Monday (3/15) noon - available until Wednesday 3/17 by 3 pm (exam will terminate at 3 pm).

* designates assignment due on CengageNow platform and due on Saturday by noon (based on readings from text)