| Week | Date | Topic and Assignments | |
| 1 | Jan 16-20 | Topic: | MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY - No Labs |
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| 2 | Jan 23-27* | Topic: | Introduction, Scientific Method & Microscopy (pg. 1-7) |
| Assigned: | Scientific Method (H1-5 pts.); Popular Biology Presentation (10 pts.); Group Oral Presentation (25 pts.) | ||
| * Last Day | Due: | ||
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| 3 | Jan 30-Feb 3* | Topic: | Evolution (pg. 79-85) & Natural Selection (pg. 87-91) |
| Assigned: | Scientific Method Quiz (Q1-5 pts.); Evolution & Natural Selection hmwk (H2-5 pts.) | ||
| * Last drop | Due: | Scientific Method hmwk (H1) | |
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| 4 | Feb 6-10* | Topic: | The Tree of Life 1: Single-Celled Life (Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Evolution & Natural Selection Quiz (Q2-5 pts.); Tree of Life 1 hmwk (H3-5 pts.); BioPark hmwk (H5-10pts) | ||
| * Last grade | Due: | Evolution & Natural Selection hmwk (H2) | |
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| 5 | Feb 13-17 | Topic: | The Tree of Life 2: Plants and Fungi (Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Tree of Life 1 Quiz (Q3-5 pts.); Tree of Life 2 hmwk (H4-5 pts.); Scientific Paper (SP1-15 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Tree of Life 1 hmwk (H3) | ||
| 6 | Feb 20-24 | Topic: | The Tree of Life 3: Animals (Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Tree of Life 2 Quiz (Q4-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Tree of Life 2 hmwk (H4) | ||
| 7 | Feb 27-Mar 2 | Topic: | How Babies are Made 1: Mendelian Genetics (pg. 71-76, 61-69, Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Tree of Life 3 Quiz (Q5-5 pts.); Mendelian Genetics hmwk (H6-5 pts.); | ||
| Due: | BioPark hmwk (H5) | ||
| 8 | Mar 5-9 | Topic: | How Babies are Made 2: Molecular Genetics & Cell Replication (pg. 61-68, 47-57) |
| Assigned: | Mendelian Genetics Quiz (Q6-5 pts.); Molecular Genetics hmwk (H7-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Mendelian Genetics hmwk (H6); Scientific Paper (SP1) | ||
| 9 | Mar 12-16 | Topic: | SPRING BREAK - No Labs |
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| 10 | Mar 19-23 | Topic: | How Babies are Made 3: Protein Synthesis (pg. 47-57, Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Molecular Genetics Quiz (Q7-5 pts.); Protein Synthesis hmwk (H8-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Molecular Genetics hmwk (H7) | ||
| 11 | Mar 26-30 | Topic: | Non-infectious Diseases (pg. 68) |
| Assigned: | Protein Synthesis Quiz (Q8-5 pts.); Non-infectious Disease hmwk (H9-5 pts.); Oral Presentation Abstract (5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Protein Synthesis hmwk (H8) | ||
| 12 | Apr 2-6 | Topic: | Spices and Drugs (pg. 101-108) |
| Assigned: | Non-infectious Disease Quiz (Q9-5 pts.); Spices and Drugs hmwk (H10-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Oral Presentation Abstract; Non-infectious Disease hmwk (H9) | ||
| 13 | Apr 9-13* | Topic: | What's that air you're breathing?: Photosynthesis, Respiration & Atmosphere (Download from Lab Website) |
| Assigned: | Spices and drugs Quiz (Q10-5 pts.); P&R hmwk (H11-5 pts.) | ||
| * Last w/draw | Due: | Spices and drugs hmwk (H10) | |
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| 14 | Apr 16-20 | Topic: | The End: Population Growth and Regulation (pg. 39-45) |
| Assigned: | P&R Quiz (Q11-5 pts.); Population Growth hmwk (H12-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | P&R hmwk (H11); | ||
| 15 | Apr 23-27 | Topic: | Group Oral Presentation - NO ORANGE PASSES ISSUED |
| Assigned: | Population Growth Quiz (Q12-5 pts.) | ||
| Due: | Population Growth hmwk (H11) | ||
| 16 | Apr 30-May 4* | Topic: | LAB PRACTICAL EXAM (40 pts.) - NO ORANGE PASSES ISSUED |
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| 17 | May 7-11 | Topic: | FINALS WEEK - NO LAB |
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