Biology 210 (Bil 210)
Laboratory
Schedule
Spring
2012
|
Section |
Time |
Teacher |
|
41 |
Tues. 10:30 |
Bro.
Tom McPhillips |
|
42 |
Tues. 2:00 |
Bro.
Tom McPhillips |
|
Date of exercise |
Exercise |
Exercise Title |
Protection required |
|
|
Jan. 24 |
1 |
General
laboratory instructions Microscope |
|
in library Jan. 31 |
|
Jan. 31 |
2 |
Scientific
writing |
no |
proposal due at your lab session
BEFORE you leave the library project due in lab Feb. 14 |
|
Feb. 7 |
3, part I |
Isolation and characterization of
macromolecules |
yes |
|
|
Feb. 14 |
3, part II |
Isolation and characterization
of macromolecules |
yes |
in
lab Feb. 28 |
|
Feb. 21 |
4 5, part A* 5, part B* |
Molecular weight
determination Sterile
technique: pure culture Microorganisms in the
environment |
yes yes yes |
in
lab Mar. 13 plate due no later
than in lab Mar. 27 plate due in lab report due in lab |
|
Feb. 28 |
6 |
Experimental design (subculture
to make pure culture: Ex. 5-A) (observe
cultures prepared by other students in Ex. #5-B) |
no |
pages 5-8 (part A) due
before you leave the lab Feb. 28 pages 9-11 (part B) due in
lab Mar. 13 page 12 (part C) due in lab Mar. 20 page 13-14 (part D) due in lecture Wed., Apr. 4 |
|
Mar. 6 |
|
Mid-Semester Break - |
|
|
|
Mar. 13 |
7 |
Cells |
yes |
in
lab Mar. 20 |
|
Mar. 20 |
8 |
Diffusion
and osmosis |
yes |
in
lab Mar. 27 |
|
Mar. 27 |
|
TBA |
TBA |
|
|
Apr. 3 |
9 |
Energy
relationships: respiration |
yes |
in lab Apr. 10 |
|
Apr. 10 |
10 |
REVISED: Lecture/review: translation |
no |
|
|
Apr. 17 |
|
REVISED: Energy relationships: photosynthesis |
TBA |
REVISED: in lab Apr. 24 |
|
Apr. 24 |
11 part 1 |
Enzyme
induction, part I |
yes |
|
|
May 1 |
11 part II; 12 |
Enzyme
induction, part II Introduction to genetics
and the statistical analysis of data |
yes |
exercises #11 and #12 due before
4 PM on Wed., May 9 in Holroyd
237; |
* Exercises 5, parts A and
B will be graded together and given the weight of a single laboratory report.
LABOTORY LOCATION: Holroyd 205
LABORATORY MANUAL
& EQUIPMENT
Biology 210 laboratory manuals can be purchased for $15.00 from the science
secretary in Holroyd 237.
Students are required to wear aprons (or lab coats) and safety glasses for most laboratory
work. Aprons ($10.00) and safety glasses
($5.00) can be purchased from the science secretary in Holroyd 237 or from the
chemistry stockroom in Holroyd 324.
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are required to be
familiar with the safety procedures of the laboratory. (See “General Laboratory Instructions” at the
front of the Biology 210 Laboratory Manual.)
Students should read and
understand each exercise BEFORE coming to the scheduled laboratory
sessions. Questions about procedures
should be addressed before the laboratory session begins. You are responsible for knowing what
materials you must bring to the laboratory with you. (e.g. At times it might be useful to have your
textbook with you.)
As part of the preparation for
each laboratory exercise you should answer the preparatory questions that
precede the exercise in the manual. Each
individual should answer these questions independently. Completed questions are to be submitted to
the laboratory instructor at the beginning
of the laboratory session. “Pre-labs”
will not be accepted once the laboratory session has begun. The “pre-labs” accumulated over the course of
the semester together with the “laboratory safety agreement” will be given the
grade weight of one laboratory report.
You are expected to be present
and on time for all scheduled laboratory exercises. You are to attend the section to which you
are assigned. If you know in advance
that you will be absent for a laboratory session, make arrangements with your
instructor ahead of time. Lab sessions
may be switched only upon rare occasions and only with the permission of the
laboratory instructors involved. Students are responsible for all assignments
and materials presented in their absence.
Absence is not an excuse for extension of assignment due dates.
If for any reason (illness,
family death, athletic event, etc.) you are absent from a single scheduled laboratory session and do not make up the work
with another section, you will be required to take an examination based upon
that laboratory exercise at the end of the semester. The work for some of the laboratory exercises
spans two class meetings. If you attend
one but not the other of these two meetings, you should submit a lab report
with the group you worked with AND take the examination for that lab at the end
of the semester. Your grade for that lab
will be the average of the lab report grade and the quiz grade (with both
equally weighted). If for any reason
(illness, family death, athletic event, etc.) you miss more than one scheduled laboratory session and do not make them up
with another section, you will be required to take a cumulative laboratory
examination at the end of the semester.
This examination will be based upon ALL of the laboratory exercises of
the semester. The make-up laboratory
examinations (based on one laboratory exercise for those who missed one lab;
based on ALL of the exercises for those who missed more than one lab) will test
whether you understand the concepts and techniques included in the exercises
and are able to interpret the data generated in them. The make-up laboratory examination will be
given on Thursday, May 3 at 1:00 PM
in Holroyd 205.
Beginning with the third
laboratory meeting, safety glasses (or goggles) and a laboratory apron (or lab
coat) MUST be worn. You must obtain
these items yourself. They are available
for purchase from Mrs. Carol Miller in Holroyd 237. You will NOT be permitted in the laboratory
without them!
Use of audio devices is not
permitted during laboratory sessions.
Sandals, flip-flops, or other forms of open shoes may not be worn in the
laboratory.
While cell phones may be used in
the laboratory as timers or alarm clocks, they may not be used for
telecommunication during laboratory sessions.
Please turn off your cell phone before entering the laboratory. If you are expecting a critical phone call
during a laboratory period, please have the caller phone the science department
office at 215-951-1245. Someone in the
office will get the message to you.
Should the campus be closed for
an extended period of time before this course is completed, attempts will be
made to continue this course via the Internet.
In this case students are responsible for checking their email,
“Blackboard” and the course web page (http://www.lasalle.edu/~mcphilli/210main.htm)
for updates and assignments.
ASSESSMENT
The laboratory grade represents
20% of the total Biology 210 course final grade. The laboratory grade will be based upon attendance,
preparedness for the laboratory exercises, adherence to directions and safety
procedures, and written laboratory reports.
Laboratory reports will not be
accepted or graded if submitted later than one week after the due date. A grade of zero will be given for laboratory
reports not turned in. One point (of a
possible 10) will be deducted for reports turned in during the week following
the due date. Reports are due on the
dates listed on the laboratory schedule.
They should be placed on the designated rack on the table near the lab
entrance BEFORE class on the day they are due.
Reports handed in after that time will be considered late. Reports may be handed to the teachers in
their offices before the due date. No
laboratory reports will be accepted after May 9. Laboratory reports will be graded (0
through 10 points) based on their content, appropriate analysis, neatness,
grammar, and legibility.
Students
will often work with small groups during the laboratory exercises and group
laboratory reports will be required. In
other cases the laboratory work and the report will be that of the
individual. Copying of laboratory
reports from another student (or team) or plagiarism in any form is grounds for
failing the laboratory component of this course. Since no attempt will be made to
determine who copied from whom, two papers displaying copied materials will
both be treated the same`. (While lab
partners may consult and work together, their lab reports should ultimately
reflect their own ideas and writing.)
Students are responsible for being aware of
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