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Schedule
of Classes and Activities
Week I. 01/15 Lecture / Discussion: Class
Introductions and material associated with Chapter 1. 01/17 Lecture / Discussion: Aspects of the
Science of Ecology. Project Work: Introduction to
Project I, Investigations of an Insect Population. Week II. 01/22 Lecture / Discussion: Aspects of the
Science of Ecology continued. Project Work: Introduction to
Project II, Art From Nature. Continue working on
Project I. 01/24 Lecture / Discussion: Aspects of the
Science of Ecology continued. Project Work: Introduction to
Project III. A Group Presentation on a Biological Topic. Continue working on Projects I and
II. Week
III. 01/29 Test I. Lecture /
Discussion:
The Chemistry of Life. Project Work: Continue
working on Projects I, II, and III. 01/31 Lecture / Discussion: The Chemistry of
Life continued. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, and III. Week IV. 02/05 Lecture / Discussion: Cells. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, and III. 02/07 Test II. Lecture / Discussion: How
Cells Work. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, and III. Week V. 02/12 Lecture / Discussion: Cellular Chemistry
continued. Project Work: Introduction to
Project IV, An Investigation of Enzyme Activity. Continue working on Projects I,
II, and III. 02/14 Lecture / Discussion: Photosynthesis. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, III, and IV. Week VI. 02/19 Lecture / Discussion: Cellular
Respiration. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, III, and IV. 02/21 Test III. Lecture / Discussion:
Cellular Reproduction. Project Work: Continue working
on Projects I, II, III, and IV. Week
VII. 02/26 Project III. Group presentations
on a biological topic. 02/28 Project III. Group presentations
on a biological topic continued. Spring
Break: 03/01 – 03/09 Week
VIII. 03/11 Lecture / Discussion: Meiosis and
Sexual Reproduction. Project Work: Introduction to
Project V, A Group Presentation on an Environmental Problem. Continue working on Projects I, II,
and IV 03/13 Turn in Project II, Art from Nature. Lecture / Discussion: Patterns of
Heredity. Project Work: Continue
working on Projects I, IV, and V. Week IX. 03/18 Turn in Project I, Investigations of an
Insect Population. Lecture / Discussion: From Gene to
Protein. Project Work: Continue
working on Projects IV and V. 03/20 Test IV. Lecture / Discussion:
Principles of Evolution. Project Work: Continue
working on Projects I, IV, and V. Easter
Break: 03/21 – 03/24 Week X. 03/25 Turn in Project IV, An Investigation of
Enzyme Activity. Lecture / Discussion: Principles
of Evolution continued. Project Work: Introduction to
Project VI: A Group Presentation on an Aspect of 03/27 Film:
Origin of Earth Project Work: Continue
working on projects V and VI. Week XI. 04/01 Film: Darwin’s Dangerous Idea. Project Work: Continue
working on projects V and VI. 04/03 Test V. Project Work: Continue
working on projects V and VI. Week
XII. 04/08 Project V. Group presentations
on an environmental problem. 04/10 Project V. Group presentations
on an environmental problem continued. Week
XIII. 04/15 Continue working on project VI. 04/17 Continue working on project VI. Week
XIV. 04/22 Continue working on project VI. 04/24 Continue working on project VI. Week XV. 04/29 Project VI. Group
presentations on an aspect of evolution. 05/01 Project VI. Group presentations
on an aspect of evolution continued. 05/06 Final Examination: 12:30 P.M. |
