This document outlines the lab schedule for a BIO153 winter 2018 course. It includes 12 labs over 11 weeks covering topics like microscopy, the microbiome, plants, and animal diversity. For each lab, students must complete pre-lab quizzes and in-lab assignments like worksheets which are done individually or in groups. Several take-home assignments are also included which are due the following week. Labs are held during the scheduled weeks except for weeks 1 and 7 which have no labs due to breaks.
This document outlines the lab schedule for a BIO153 winter 2018 course. It includes 12 labs over 11 weeks covering topics like microscopy, the microbiome, plants, and animal diversity. For each lab, students must complete pre-lab quizzes and in-lab assignments like worksheets which are done individually or in groups. Several take-home assignments are also included which are due the following week. Labs are held during the scheduled weeks except for weeks 1 and 7 which have no labs due to breaks.
This document outlines the lab schedule for a BIO153 winter 2018 course. It includes 12 labs over 11 weeks covering topics like microscopy, the microbiome, plants, and animal diversity. For each lab, students must complete pre-lab quizzes and in-lab assignments like worksheets which are done individually or in groups. Several take-home assignments are also included which are due the following week. Labs are held during the scheduled weeks except for weeks 1 and 7 which have no labs due to breaks.
Dates Lab Topic Lab Assignment Week 1 ***NO LABS*** None Jan 3-5 In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Week 2 In-Lab Individual Worksheet Lab 1: Microscopy Jan 8-12 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 1 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Week 3 Lab 2: Microbiome I - Introduction to In-Lab Individual Worksheet Jan 15-19 Microbial Diversity DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 1 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Week 4 In-Lab Group Worksheet Lab 3: Microbiome II Jan 22-26 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % In-Lab Group Worksheet Week 5 Lab 4: Microbiome III DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % Jan 29-Feb 2 Microbiome Take Home Group project DUE AT THE BEGINNING LAB 5: Plants I – 4 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm rd th Friday February 3 to 12:00 pm Monday February 6 . Week 6 Lab 5: Plants I In-lab Individual Assignment Feb 5-9 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % Take Home Individual Assignment DUE NEXT WEEK AT THE BEGINNING OF LAB 6: Plants II – 2 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm th th Week 7 Friday February 10 to 12:00 pm Monday February 13 . Lab 6: Plants II Feb 12-16 In-Lab Group Worksheet DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 1 %
Feb 19-23 ***READING WEEK – NO LABS*** None
In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm
Week 8 th th Friday February 24 to 12:00 pm Monday February 27 . Feb 26- Lab 7: Plants III In-Lab Group Worksheet Mar 2 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 1.5 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm Week 9 rd th Friday March 3 to 12:00 pm Monday March 6 . Mar 5- Lab 8: Animal Diversity I In-Lab Group Worksheet Mar 9 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm th th Week 10 Friday March 10 to 12:00 pm Monday March 13 . Lab 9: Animal Diversity II Mar 12 -16 In-Lab Group Worksheet DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm th th Friday March 17 to 12:00 pm Monday March 20 . Week 11 In-Lab Group Worksheet Lab 10: Animal Diversity III Mar 19-23 DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 0.5 % Animals Take Home Group Project DUE AT THE BEGINNING LAB 11: Skulls – 4 % In-lab Pre-Lab Quiz – 0.5 % Available on Bb from 6:00 pm th th Week 12 Friday March 24 to 12:00 pm Monday March 27 . Lab 11: Skulls Mar 26-30 In-Lab Individual Worksheet DUE BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB – 1.5 %