Dual Credit General Biology 1 (BIO 1133 and 1131) Fall 2015
1: Thursday, August 6
Friday, August 7
2: Monday, August 10
Tuesday, August 11
3: Wednesday, August 12
Thursday, August 13
4: Friday, August 14
Monday, August 17
5: Tuesday, August 18
Wednesday, August 19
6: Thursday, August 20
Friday, August 21 (PR)
Introduction to course
Hopefully begin chapter 1—Exploring Life
Chapter 1—Exploring Life
Begin chapter 2—Chemical Basis of Life
Chapter 1 quiz.
Finish Chapter 2
LAB 1—Scientific Notation and Metric System (Sections 2.1-2.3)
Chapter 2 quiz
Chapter 3—Molecules of Cells
*Last day to ADD or DROP a class (August 21st)*
7: Monday, August 24
Tuesday, August 25
8: Wednesday, August 26
Thursday, August 27
9: Friday, August 28
Monday, August 31
10: Tuesday, September 1
Wednesday, September 2
11: Thursday, September 3
Friday, September 4
Monday, September 7
12: Tuesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 9
LAB 2—Microscopy (Sections 3.1-3.4)
13: Thursday, September 10
Friday, September 11
14: Monday, September 14
Tuesday, September 15
15: Wednesday, September 16
Thursday, September 17
Lab practical 1—labs 1-3
16: Friday, September 18 (PR)
Monday, September 21
17: Tuesday, September 22
Wednesday, September 23
18: Thursday, September 24
Friday, September 25
19: Monday, September 28
Tuesday, September 29
20: Wednesday, October 2
Thursday, October 3
21: Friday, October 4
Tuesday, October 6
Chapter 5 quiz
Chapter 6—How cells harvest chemical energy
LAB 5—Enzymes (7.1-7.3)
Finish Chapter 3-Molecules of Cells
Chapter 3 quiz
Exam 1 (chapters 1-3)
Begin chapter 4
Chapter 4—A Tour of the Cell
LAB 3—Biochemistry (Sections 4.1 procedures 1-2; 4.2 procedure 1; 5.1-5.3)
*Labor Day Holiday*
Quiz chapter 4
Finish biochemistry lab
Chapter 5—The Working Cell
Chapter 5—The Working Cell
LAB 4—Cells (6.1-6.2; 6.3 procedure 1; 6.4 procedure 1)
Finish chapter 5
Chapter 6—How Cells harvest chemical energy
Chapter 6 quiz
Review for Exam 2
Exam 2 (Chapters 4-6)
Chapter 7—Photosynthesis
End 1st Term
LAB 6—Cellular Transport (8.1; 8.2 procedure 1)
(*Monday, October 5th is a school holiday*)
22: Wednesday, October 7
Thursday, October 8
23: Friday, October 9 (PR)
Monday, October 12
24: Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
25: Thursday, October 15
Friday, October 16
Finish Chapter 7—Photosynthesis
Begin Chapter 8
Chapter 7 quiz
Chapter 8—The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance
LAB 7—Photosynthesis (9.2; 9.3 procedures 1-2)
Chapter 9—Patterns of Inheritance
26: Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
27: Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
28: Friday, October 23
Monday, October 26
29: Tuesday, October 27
Wednesday, October 28
30: Thursday, October 29
Friday, October 30
31: Monday, November 2
Tuesday, November 3
32: Wednesday, November 4
Thursday, November 5
33: Friday, November 6 (PR)
Monday, November 9
34: Tuesday, November 10
Wednesday, November 11
35: Thursday, November 12
Friday, November 13
36: Monday, November 16
Tuesday, November 17
37: Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19
38: Friday, November 20
Monday, November 30
November 23 – 27
39: Tuesday, December 1
Wednesday, December 2
Lab practical 2—labs 4-7
Chapter 8 quiz
Chapter 9—Patterns of Inheritance
LAB 8—Cellular Respiration (10.2 procedure 1)
LAB 8—Cellular Respiration (10.1 procedure 2)
Chapter 9 quiz
Review for Exam 3
Exam 3 (chapters 7-9)
Chapter 10—Molecular Biology of the Gene
Finish chapter 10
Begin Chapter 11—The Control of Gene Expression
Chapter 10 quiz
Finish Chapter 11
Progress Reports
LAB 9—Cellular Reproduction (11.1)
Chapter 11 quiz
Chapter 12—DNA technology and genomics
Chapter 12 quiz
Review for exam 4
Exam 4—Chapters 10-12
Chapter 27: Reproduction and Embryonic Development.
*School Holidays*
LAB 10—Embryology (35.1)
Finish Chapter 27
*Deadline to Withdraw, December 2*
40: Thursday, December 3
Friday, December 4
41: Monday, December 7
Tuesday, December 8
42: Wednesday, December 9
Thursday, December 10
43: Friday, December 13
Monday, December 14
44: Tuesday, December 15
Wednesday, December 16
45: Thursday, December 17
Friday, December 18
Review for final lab practical and lecture exam
Final Lab Practical: Labs 8-10
Chapter 27 quiz
Final Lecture Exam
*Grades due to Hinds Monday, December 14 by 10:00 am*
Plan April Fool’s joke on administrators or other teachers for next semester.
Hot dog eating competition.