Biology 1012 Laboratory Schedule – Spring 2008
All Lab Sections meet once each week for 2 hours 15 minutes.
Students are expected to print out copies of lab exercises and bring them to lab each week. There are blue links to exercises in the schedule below (updated throughout the semester). Use your UMD username and password to access them. You need Adobe Reader to be able to open the files. Campus computers have this program. You can download it for free here.
Please note that your attendance in the laboratory is mandatory. If you miss more than 3 labs or discussions you will not pass this course.
| Week |
Date |
Lab Exercise |
1 |
Jan 22-25 |
Journal Article: Andrews, Boswell and Wise. 2000. Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 46:535:540 |
2 |
Jan 29-Feb 1 |
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3 |
Feb 5-8 |
Ex. 3 - Plant structure and water relations
Biology Department Plagiarism Statement |
4 |
Feb 12-15 |
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5 |
Feb 19-22 |
Ex. 5 - Light-induced plasticity Journal Article: Gratani et al. (2006) |
6 |
Feb 26-29 |
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7 |
Mar 4-7 |
Lab Exam 1
Biology Department Plagiarism Statement |
8 |
Mar 11-14 |
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| Mar 18-21 | Spring Break | |
9 |
Mar 25-28 | Ex. 10 - Fetal Pig Dissection |
10 |
Apr 1-4 | Ex. 11 - Fetal Pig Circulatory System |
11 |
Apr 8-11 |
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12 |
Apr 15-18 | |
13 |
Apr 22-25 |
Lab Exam 2 |
14 |
Apr 29-May 2 |
Grading rubric for epiphyte lab report Respiration lab reports due this week |
15 |
May 6-9 |
Epiphyte lab reports due this week |
GRADING: Your grade for Biology 1012 will be determined by your performance (total points accumulated out of 575 total) in lecture, laboratory, and discussion. Lecture counts ~57% (330 points), laboratory counts ~30% (170 points) and discussion ~13% (75 points) toward the final grade.
Lab Practical Exam 1 |
40 pts |
Week of Mar 3-7 |
SSB 109 |
Lab Practical Exam 2 |
40 pts |
Week of Apr 22-25 |
SSB 109 |
Lab report 1: Zone |
10 pts |
Week of Feb 4-8 |
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| Lab report 2: Plasticity | 20 pts | Week of Mar 3-7 | |
| Lab report 3: Respiration | 20 pts | Week of Apr 21-25 | |
| Lab report 4: Epiphytes | 10 pts | Week of May 5-9 | |
| Lab Quizzes | 20 pts | Various times | SSB 109 |
| Other Assignments | 10 pts | Various times | SSB 109 |
Evaluation
of Lab Performance:
The Biology Department and the instructional staff place a high value
on the learning experiences to be gained in the laboratory and discussion. Attendance
is important and you must not miss more than 3 laboratory or discussion sessions to earn a passing grade. Approximately
30% of your total points will be earned in lab. Your scores on
laboratory practical exams and assignments will be added to
your cumulative total for the course. Consult the laboratory schedule
for dates of the practical exams (40 points each), and the due dates for laboratory reports (60 points total). Other quizzes (20 points total) and lab assignments (10 points total) are given at the discretion of the
lab instructor. They may vary somewhat with each instructor and section.
Spring 2008 Lab Section Schedule
All Labs meet in 109 Swenson Science Building
Section |
TA |
Time |
003 |
Mike Lynch |
T, 9:00-11:15 am |
005 |
Artur Stefanski |
T, 12:00-2:15 pm |
007 |
Artur Stefanski |
T, 2:30-4:45 pm |
009 |
Mike Lynch |
T, 6:00-8:15 pm |
011 |
Diana Ostrowski |
W, 8:30-10:45 am |
017 |
Jami Sloan |
W, 6:00-8:15 pm |
019 |
Jami Sloan |
Th, 8:00-10:15 am |
021 |
Brice Hansen |
Th, 10:30 am-12:45 pm |
023 |
Tim McAulay |
Th, 1:00-3:15 pm |
025 |
Terry Hams |
Th, 3:30-5:45 pm |
027 |
Kyle Snell |
Th, 6:00-8:15 pm |
029 |
Brice Hansen |
F, 8:30-10:45 am |