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NATS 104: LIFE ON EARTH
Spring Semester, 2010
Class Schedule*
Begin
Jan 13 w
Lecture & Workshop Notes
Readings
1
Overview and Organization
D2L & Syllabus pdf
LQ 1
Jan 20 w
Hypothesis pdf
Wk 1
Jan 22 f
Jan 15 f
Jan 18 m
Jan 20 w
Scientific Method
I
D2L LQuiz/Wksp
END
Lq Wk #
No Classes - Labor Day
Nature of Science
2
Jan 22 f*
Jan 26 t
Experimental Design
II
What is Science
LQ 2
Jan 27 w
B Wk2 rtf pdf
Wk 2
Jan 29 f
Jan 25 m
3
Atoms, Molecules & Life
Atoms & molecules ver.2
LQ 3
Feb 1 m
Jan 27 w
4
Biogeochemical Cycles
Bio-Geo-Cycles
LQ 4
Feb 3 w
Wk3(b) rtf pdf
Wk 3
Feb 5 f
Jan 29 f
W 3 Experiment Report DropBox
III
Feb 1 m
5
Origin & Evolution of Life
Taxonomy & Origin
LQ 5
Feb 8 m*
Feb 3 w
6
Origin of Sex - Genetics
Sex Genetics
LQ 6
Feb 10 w
W 4 pdf Punnet 1 2
Wk 4
Feb 12 f
Feb 5 f
Genetically Modified Food
IV
Feb 8 m*
7
Cells and Viruses
Cells
LQ 7
Feb 15 m
Feb 10 w
8
Genes to Organisms
Genes ps
LQ 8
Feb 17 w
W 5 rtf pdf
Wk 5
Feb 19 f
Molecular Biology
Genes ps
LQ 9
Feb 22 m
LECTURES 1 -9
1stExam 1 Review
Feb 12 f
Feb 15 m
Debate
V
9
Feb 17 w
Feb 19 f
assigned seating
100 pt. EXAM #1
Practice EX
Feb 22 m
10
Theory of Evolution
Darwin
LQ 10
Mar 1 m
Feb 24 w
11
Evolutionary Trends & Extinction
Macro Micro Evolution
LQ 11
Mar 3 w
pdf UA Library
Wk 6
Mar 5 f
Feb 26 f
Term Paper Introduction
VI
Mar 1 m
12
Evolution, Extinction & Future
Macro Micro Evolution
LQ 12
Mar 8 m*
Mar 3 w
13
Human Evolution
Human Evol.
LQ 13
Mar 10 w
Human Evol. pdf
Wk 7
Mar 12 f
Mar 5 f
Human Evolution
VII
Mar 8 m*
14
Global Climate and Life
Climate
LQ 14
Mar 22 m
Mar 10 w
15
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Ecosystems
LQ 15
Mar 22 m
Biomes pdf
Wk 8
Mar 24 w
Mar 12 f
W 8 Biomes
VIII
M 13-21
Spring Break
Mar 22 m
16
Terrestrial biomes
Biomes
LQ 16
Mar 29 m
Mar 24 w
17
Aquatic Ecosystems
Aquatic Biomes
LQ 17
Mar 31 w
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Mar 26 f
Mar 29 m
TERM PAPER (Peer Review)
Library pdf
Wk 9
Apr 2 f
Dinosaurs & extinct ecosystems
pdf
LQ 18
Apr 5 m
LECTURES 10 - 18
2ndExam Review
IX
18
Mar 31 w
Apr 2 f
assigned seating
100 pt. EXAM #2
Practice EX
Apr 5 m
19
Species Interaction
Ecology
LQ 19
Apr 12 m
Apr 7 w
20
Population Dynamics
Popn. Ecol.
LQ 20
Apr 14 w
Library pdf
Wk 10
Apr 16 f
Apr 9 f
TERM PAPER (Self Review)
X
Apr 12 m
21
Human Population Dynamics
Human Popn.
LQ 21
Apr 19 m
Apr 14 w
22
Risk and Toxicology
Risk
LQ 22
Apr 21 w
FINAL DRAFT DUE
Apr 16 f
Apr 23 f
Apr 19 m
23
Human Disease
Hum.Disease
LQ 23
Apr 26 m
Apr 21 w
24
Air Pollution and Life
Air Pollution
LQ 24
Apr 28 w
Human Popn.
Wk 11
Apr 30 f
Apr 24 f
Human Population
XI
Apr 26 m
25
Climate Change
Climate Change (a)
LQ 25
May 3 m
Apr 28 w
26
Greenhouse Warming and Life
Greenhouse Effect
LQ 26
May 5 w*
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Wk 12
May 7 f
Ozone Depletion and Life
Ozone
LQ 27
May 10 m
LECTURES 19 - 28
3rdExam Review
Apr 30 f
XII
May 3 m
May 5 w*
27
May 14 f
11:-12:00 100 pt. EXAM #3
assigned seating
Practice EX
Wkshp. Glossary & Bibliography
*IMPORTANT FOOTNOTE:
THIS SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE - it will be updated - (revision Jan 12 2010).
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