BIOLOGY 1011 LABORATORY - Fall 2012
Title
Topics
Mader Lab Manual, 11th Edition
Lab #
Week of
1
9/3
Observations &
Measurements
Laboratory Safety
The Microscope
Lab Safety Manual &
2 (pg. 9 & pp. 14-25)
2
9/10
Animal Diversity I
Bacteria, Eukarya: Protista,
Animalia Phyla Porifera, Cnidaria
14 (pp. 175-179 & 182-191)
22 (pp. 291-299)
3
9/17
Animal Diversity II
Animalia cont’d.:
22 (pp. 299-308)
23 (pp. 311-331)
Phyla Platyhelminthes, Nematoda,
Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, &
Echinodermata
4
9/24
Animal Diversity III
Animalia cont’d.:
✱Bring Dissection Kit
Phylum Chordata
24 (pp. 333-338 & pp. 345-351)
31 (pp. 448-451) ✱Bring Dissection Kit
32 (pp. 461-475)
5
10/1
Animal Diversity &
Development
Echinoderm & Chick
6
10/8
MIDTERM EXAM :
ON LABS # 1-5
7
10/15
Fetal Pig I
Digestive System
Respiratory System
26 (pp. 369-380)
27 (pp. 388-389)
✱Bring Dissection Kit
8
10/22
Fetal Pig II
Circulatory System
27 (pp. 383-387)
29 (pg. 410)
✱Bring Dissection Kit
9
10/29
Physiology
Physiology of Circulation
25 (pg. 361)
29 (pp. 411-417)
10
11/5
Fetal Pig III
Urogenital System
27 (pp. 389-397)
29 (pp. 418-422)
✱Bring Dissection Kit
11
11/12
Sense Organs
Nervous System
30 (pp. 425-442)
✱Bring Dissection Kit
12
11/19
NO LABS -
THANKSGIVING WEEK
13
11/26
FINAL EXAM :
ON LABS # 7-11
Quiz Schedule
Quiz on Labs 1 & 2
Quiz on Labs 3 & 4
Quiz on Labs 7 & 8
Quiz on Labs 9 & 10
BIOLOGY 1011 LABORATORY - Fall 2012
1. Lab Attendance: All students are required to take a laboratory with Biology 1011. You are expected
to attend your assigned lab section. If you miss your scheduled lab, notify your lab instructor as
soon as possible. Students may attend another section as a make-up, but, only if there is space
available at that time. A list of the times & locations of all BIO 1011 labs is posted on Blackboard.
ÞNOTE: Make-up labs must be done during the same week that the lab is listed on the syllabus.
2. Lab Coordinator: Dr. S. Love
Office: BL 248-N
Phone #: (215) 204-5996
Office Hours: Monday 2:00-3:00 (or by appointment)
E-mail: slove@temple.edu ÞPlease send e-mail only through your Temple e-mail account!!
Also, be sure to note “BIO 1011 LAB" as the SUBJECT of your e-mail and include
YOUR NAME (first & last), TUid number, and section # within your e-mail.
(Note: I will not open e-mail’s that indicate “no subject” - please be sure to include one!)
3. Lab Grades: The laboratory is worth a total of 200 points. Laboratory points contribute 30% toward
your final course grade. There are NO LETTER GRADES given in the lab portion of the course.
∙Four laboratory quizzes will be given; each quiz is worth 20 points.
∙Two comprehensive Practical laboratory examinations will be given: a Midterm and a Final; each
lab exam is worth 60 points.
ÞNOTE: Quizzes & exams will be given only during SCHEDULED lab classes!
Quizzes are given ONLY at the BEGINNING of the lab period! Arrive on time!!!
➤If you must miss your regular lab due to a LEGITIMATE excuse (i.e., something that
can be documented - illness, legal, funeral), please e-mail Dr. Love at
slove@temple.edu as soon as possible to arrange for a make-up in another lab
section during that same week.
4. Lab Materials: (Purchase from the Temple University Bookstore unless specified otherwise.)
∙Biology Lab Manual, 11th edition, by Sylvia S. Mader - cover is light blue with a picture of a
white wolf; it has a dark blue spiral binding.
∙CST Laboratory User's Safety Manual- available on Main Campus at the Ritter Copy Center
(Ritter Hall, Room 234) or at the Ambler Campus Bookstore.
∙Safety Goggles- purchase the type with elastic/rubber strap; must fit snugly against the face.
(ÞNOTE- Safety glasses are not acceptable in the Biology Dept.!)
∙Dissection Kit #20- kit should contain both scissors and blunt probe.
∙Lab coats- disposable laboratory coats will be provided by the Biology Department for use
throughout the semester. Students will not be permitted to stay in labs without
wearing a lab coat! (NOTE- only one coat/student per semester!)
∙Blackboard material- All information related to the Bio 1011 labs can be found on Blackboard
through TUportal by going to the “GENERAL BIOLOGY I LAB - FALL 2012" Blackboard
site.
ÞNOTE- You must have a Temple e-mail account to access this material.
ÞIt is your responsibility to obtain all Pre-Lab materials/dissection lists from Blackboard
and to bring a printed copy to every lab. These materials can be accessed by first, clicking
on the “Labs” button on the left side of the screen, and then going into the “Pre-Labs” folder.
Documents will be available after 4:00 PM on the Friday prior to each lab. NOTE- If you do
not bring your own copy of this material, you will not be able to complete all lab work during
the allotted time. There will be no extra printed copies of this material in the labs.
5. Lab Safety: The Biology Department has established specific policies to ensure the safety of both
students and instructors. Everyone is expected to abide by these policies without exception!!
✱LAB COATS (provided by the department) must be worn at all times!
✱SAFETY GOGGLES (not safety glasses) are to be worn at all times as instructed!
✱Sandals (or other open-toed shoes) are not permitted to be worn in the lab!
✱NO GUM! NO FOOD/DRINK consumption is permitted in the lab! All food/drink must be
stored in students’ bags at all times! DO NOT PUT BOTTLES/CUPS ON LAB TABLES!
✱Signed Safety Manual slips must be submitted to your lab instructor after initial safety training in
order to participate in the laboratory portion of the course.
6. Office Hours: All Biology 1011 lab instructors will have office hours each week. A list of their office
locations, phone numbers, and office hours will be posted on Blackboard. If you need extra help
with the material, feel free to ask any of the lab instructors for assistance.
7. DRS Forms: If you are registered with the Office of Disability Resources & Services (DRS), and have
a need for any academic accommodations during the current semester, please submit your
confidential letter to Dr. Love as soon as possible. You must discuss your situation directly with
Dr. Love (either in person or on the phone, but, not via e-mail) in order to determine what
accommodations can be made regarding the laboratory quizzes and/or exams in this course.
(If you are not registered with DRS, please disregard this item.)