Unit One Tentative Timeline-Below the timeline provides access to electronic copies of labs and materials handout and presented in class.
DATE
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ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT
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Tuesday, September 2
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What is life discussion-yeast demo
Icebreaker activity
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Wednesday, September 3
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Syllabus
Course outline
Hand out textbooks
Assignment: Read and take notes on 1-1 in textbook (Due
Friday)
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Thursday, September 4
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Continue discussing class expectations
Lab safety and emergency situations
What is Biology?
Assignment: Sign safety contracts and return on Friday
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Friday, September 5
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**Homework check on 1-1 Reading and notes
Wrap up lab safety as needed
Intro to Lab Design - Establishing prior knowledge
(CHROMEBOOKS RESERVED)
Discuss group roles and responsibilities
Assignment: Read and take notes on 1-2 & 1-3 in
textbook (Due Monday)
Collect pill bugs
and bring in for lab extra credit
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Monday, September 8
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**Homework check on 1-2 & 1-3 Reading
and notes
Introduce experimental design
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Tuesday, September 9
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Discuss practice problem from homework
Experimental design practice – Whiteboarding?
Assignment: Complete experimental design practice
problem for Wednesday
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Wednesday, September 10
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**Homework check – Experimental design
Introduce Pill bug lab
Assignment: Read and complete pre-lab and group
planning sheet for Thursday
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Thursday, September 11
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Pillbug lab:
-Group member responsibilities
-Pill bug trial #1
-Second variable
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Friday, September 12
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Pill bug lab: -
complete trial #2
Introduction to
graphing – Bubble gum lab
Assignment: graph lab data for pill bug lab (due
Monday)
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Monday, September 15
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Compare and discuss student graphs
Introduce null vs. alternative hypothesis and
Chi-square values
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Tuesday, September 16
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Finish Chi-square examples
Calculate results from student pill bug data
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Wednesday, September 17
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Complete Pill bug Post-lab data
Discuss conclusion
Review for quiz
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Thursday, September 18
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Quiz on Chapter
1
Work on pill bug labs with groups – individual portions
due Monday (Chromebooks reserved)
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Friday, September 19
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Fall Fest
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