Course Syllabus

Lab

Week of: (M)

Laboratory Topic

Post- lab Quiz?

Assignments (points)

1

8/30

All labs meet to do scavenger hunt, answer syllabus questions, and take a pre-course survey!

9/6

Labor Day on Monday, September 6th – NO LABS meet this entire week

2

9/13

The Metric System, Pipetting and the Size of Biological Things

Yes

Cash out #1 (20)

3

9/20

Information Literacy

Yes

Cash out #2 (20)

4

9/27

Macromolecules & Qualitative Assays

Yes

Cash out #3 (20)

5

10/4

Protein Folding

Yes

Cash out #4 (20)

10/11

Fall break on Friday, October 15th – NO LABS meet this entire week
HW #1 Biologist Biography (50 points) due before your lab the week of 10/18

6

10/18

Examining Cellular Life

Yes

Cash out #5 (20)

7

10/25

Experiment on Intra- and Inter-Cellular Integrity

Yes

HW #2 - methods and results section Cash out #5 (20)

8

11/1

Peer Review of Methods and Results Section

No

Cash out #6 (20)
(Students can revise and re-submit if they wish)

9

11/8

Analyzing Cellular Respiration and Fermentation Data

Yes

Cash out #7 (20)
HW #3 - make a graph in excel

10

11/15

DNA isolation, DNA information, Chromosomes

Yes

Cash out #8 (20)

11/22

Thanksgiving Break – NO LABS meet this entire week

11

11/29

Genotyping Individuals using PCR, Day 1

Yes

HW #4 – introduction, methods and preliminary results section

12

12/6

Genotyping Individuals using PCR, Day 2

No

Cash out #9 (20) – complete your lab report and submit in class!