Biology ACP/AP
BIOL L100-Humans & the Biological World
Mrs. Marci Davis
Room H205
Phone – (317) 839-7711 X 1131
Email-- mdavis@plainfield.k12.in.us
IU Dual Credit Information: http://acp.indiana.edu/index.php?nodeID=studentGuide
Course description: L100 is a non-major’s introductory biology 5-credit hour
lecture/lab course taught by the standards set forth by Indiana University. The course is
a general survey course introducing general topics in biology. The course covers topics
ranging from the chemical foundation of cells, genetics, natural selection/evolution,
comparative anatomy/physiology, ecology & environmental issues. Emphasis is placed
on the interrelationships of organisms in the biological world. Indiana University credit is
earned by earning the grade of a “C” or higher in the course BASED ON IU’s
ACADEMIC POLICIES. You must have a 2.70 cumulative GPA or higher to take this
course. The cost of the course is $125.00. This course will transfer to most universities
as a non-major’s course.
Required Texts:
Textbook: Campbell, Reece. Concept and Connections, 7th ed. Pearson Publishing
Lab Manual: There is NO published lab manual for this course – you will be receiving lab
exercises approximately each week. You will want to maintain proper use of your Notebook on
your computer device for all lab work.
LABS:
Make-ups: There will be NO MAKE-UP LABS!
I realize circumstances (illness or family emergency) arise during the year that may make it
difficult for you to attend school on any given day. However, attendance for the lab is required.
In order to be fair to all students, I have built in a buffer that allows you to miss one lab. This lab
will be dropped from your IU score and be considered an “EX” for excused in the Plainfield High
School grade book. Any additional missed labs after this for the IU grade will result in a zero for
the lab. I will try to work with you if the materials are still available. Many lab materials will use
have a small window of time for use.
In-lab work: Each lab is worth 20 points. You must complete the lab, doing the
experiments/exercises, as well as answering questions associated with each lab. You will work
with a partner during lab exercises. Everyone is expected to help with the assignment in a
cooperative manner. If you do not pull your own weight, depending too heavily on your lab
partner to do your work, you will lose points based on the lack of participation. If questions at the
end of the lab are individually assigned, each partner needs to complete their OWN unique work
and not answers that are identical to your partner’s. If this occurs each partner will receive half
of the points earned for their grade.
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**Additional activities and labs done in the course will only be scored for your Plainfield
High School grade and not your IU grade.
Pre-lab quizzes: Being prepared for the labs will not only make the lab go more
smoothly and quickly, you will learn and retain more of the information. In order to
encourage students to be prepared, there will be periodic pre-lab quizzes throughout
the year. THEY WILL NOT BE ANNOUCED. There will be a total of four pre-lab
quizzes. If you miss on the day of the lab, you will be required to make up the lab quiz
outside of classroom time.
Lab Quizzes: Quizzes will be given approximately every 9 weeks covering the last
three or four labs (see lecture/lab schedule). Quizzes will be short answer format.
Students will be expected to be able to explain the concepts covered in each lab and
know the basic material. Remembering details on experimental outcomes will not be
expected, unless explicitly stated. EVEN IF YOU MISS A LAB YOU ARE REQUIRED
TO KNOW THE INFORMATION COVERED IN THAT LAB FOR THESE QUIZZES.
LECTURES:
Lecture Quizzes: There will be twelve lecture/reading quizzes throughout the year
worth 10 points each. The lecture quizzes will be based on previous lecture material
and/or the assigned reading. The quizzes will be short answer questions and multiple
choice. The lowest two quizzes will be dropped. If you miss a quiz for ANY reason, it will
count as one of your two dropped. After that, the score will be zero for quizzes missed.
Lecture Exams: Lecture exams will be given during normal class times over a period of two
days minimum. The exams will be ~60-70% multiple choice and 30-40% short answers (one
word to several sentences, diagrams, problems). NO NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED ON ANY
TEST OR QUIZ AT ANY TIME. An exam will be given at the end of each nine weeks. The third
exam will be your first semester final (midterm) for the Plainfield grading system. It will factor as
a regular exam for your IU grade. The final exam will count as your Plainfield High School
second semester final as well as your IU final, which is 20% of your IU grade (cumulative). It is
a cumulative exam over the entire year’s material. **If you are absent the day of a scheduled
exam, you will take an alternative essay exam upon your return. YOU CANNOT BE
ABSENT THE DAY OF THE IU FINAL EXAM!
Article Abstract: Students will be assigned to read and summarize one article per nine weeks discussing
science, technology and society. Examples include current medicine, genetic testing, and environmental
concern and policy. There might be events within the community, related to biology, that could be used in
place of the reading.
Student Code of Conduct: Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Your
answers to quizzes, assignments and exams must by your own, original thought in your
own, original words. The first offense will result in a grade of F (zero) on the quiz,
assignment or exam. The second offense will result in dismissal from the course. The
guidelines described in Chapter III (Student Misconduct), Section A (Academic
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Misconduct) of the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibility, and
Conduct will be followed. Please see http://www.indiana.edu/~code/ for details.
The following website has the specific information on academic misconduct:
http://www.indiana.edu/~code/code/responsibilities/academic/index.shtml
Grading Summary:
The information below is for your IU grade. It is tabulated at the end of the entire year,
giving you one letter grade. You will still receive the 9 weeks and final grades for
Plainfield High School. These two grades may vary slightly. The IU grade is private
between only the student and teacher. The IU grades are not to be shared with parents
by the instructor as it is a policy set forth by Indiana University. Each student may
choose to share his/her IU grade with his/her parent, but the teacher will not share this
grade with parents.
LECTURE:
Lecture/Reading Quizzes (12 quizzes-10 points each)
Five Exams (100 points each)
Cumulative Final Exam
Participation/Homework/Group Work/Summer Work
LECTURE TOTAL: 800 points
LABS:
In-Lab Work: 20 labs
10 points each (based on rubric or assessment questions)
Lab Quizzes: 4 quizzes
Formal Lab Write-up: 2 labs
120 points
500 points
150 points
100 points
200 points
80 points
100 points
LAB TOTAL: 380 points
TOTAL possible for course: 1300 points
NON IU ASSIGNMENTS:
Each semester there will be projects or activities that you must complete. These assignments rarely
count towards your IU grade but will always count toward your PHS grade. There will be more
information on this in the future.
YOU MUST EARN AT LEAST HALF OF THE POINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LABORATORY PORTION OF THE COURSE IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE,
REGARDLESS OF YOUR LECTURE GRADE!!
Course letter grades will be on the following scale FOR YOUR IU grade:
A+: 98%-100%
A: 93%-97.9%
A-: 90%-92.9%
B+: 87%-89.9%
B: 83%-86.9%
C+: 77%-79.9%
C: 73%-76.9%
C-: 70%-72.9%
D+: 67%-69.9%
D: 63%-66.9%
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B-: 80%-82.9%
D-: 60%-62.9%
Homework:
There is not a lot of assigned homework in the course. In most college courses, you
rarely ever have assigned homework papers to do. It is ASSUMED that the REQUIRED
reading and review of lecture notes is happening on a regular basis at home. You will
notice that there are pre-lab quizzes, lab-quizzes, and lecture-quizzes that would all
require you to put work in at home before you come to class along with adequate
studying for the exams. Readings need to be completed BEFORE the lectures on that
topic. THIS IS YOUR HOMEWORK! Please refer to the ‘How To Be Successful
Document’ for more information.
L100 Lecture/Lab Schedule 2015-2016
(Exam dates are subject to change while the rest of the schedule does have some flexibility).
Week #
1
(Aug 5-Aug 7)
2
(Aug 10-Aug
14)
3
(Aug 17- Aug
22)
4
(Aug 24-Aug
28)
Lecture Topic
Reading
ACP explanation Chapter 1
Lab Topic
Hela talk-Summer
Summer Reading
Reading
The Chemical
Chapter 2
Basis of Life
Lecture Quiz #1
The Molecules
Chapter 3
of Cells
Scientific
Method-Design
and Chi Square
Microscopy and
Metric System
Tour of the Cell
Chapter 4
Lecture Quiz #2
Organic
Molecules and
Chemical
Reactions
Osmosis &
Diffusion
Protein Models
5
The Working
(Aug 31-Sept 4) Cell
6
Lecture Quiz #3
(Sept 8-Sept 11)
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EXAM ONE
(Sept 14- Sept
18)
8
(Sept 21-Sept
25)
Student driven review
How Cells
Harvest Energy
Chapter 5
Review 1-5
(Buffer week)
Finish Chapters
1-5
Chapter 6
Cellular
Respiration &
Fermentation
**Lab Quiz #1
4
9
(Sept 28-Oct 2)
10
(Oct 5-Oct 9)
Photosynthesis
Chapter 7 (finish) Photosynthesis
Lab (FORMAL
LAB Write-up)
Review Ch. 6-7
Chapter 6 & 7
Finish Writing
Lecture Quiz #4
Formal Lab
11
Fall Break
(Oct 12-Oct 16)
12
Cell Division &
(Oct 19-Oct 30) Meiosis
Chapter 8
Mitosis Lab
13
Cell Division
(Oct 26-Oct 31) Embryo
development
Lecture Quiz #5
14
EXAM TWO
(Nov 2-Nov 6)
Student driven
review
15
Patterns of
(Nov 9-Nov 13)
Inheritance
16
Patterns of
(Nov 16-Nov
Inheritance
20)
17
Gene Control
(Nov 30-Dec 4) Lecture Quiz #6
18
DNA Technology
(Dec 7-Dec 11) and Genomics
Chapter 8
Chapter 27
Meiosis Lab
(beads)
Lab Quiz #2
19
EXAM THREE
(Dec 14- Dec
Student driven
17)
review
20
How Genes are
(Jan 4-Jan 8) Controlled
21
DNA Technology
(Jan 11-Jan15)
Chapters 9-10
(some
cumulative)
Chapter 11
Chapters 6-8
Chapter 9
Genome reading
Carolina Quick
Plant Lab
Chapter 9
Genetics
Activities,
Pedigree practice
Chapter 10
Sam Rhinespeaker
Chapter 10
Corn lab (FORMAL
LAB)
**Lab Quiz #3
Chapter 12
22
Finish Ch 11 &
Chapter 11 & 12
(Jan 18-Jan 22) 12 (Buffer Week)
Lecture Quiz #7
EXAM During
final exam time
Microarray
Bacterial
Transformation,
Gel Electrophoresis
Microevolution
Junco project
BLAST
5
23
How Populations Chapter 13
(Jan 25-Jan 29) Evolve
Lecture Quiz #8
24
(Feb -Feb 5)
25
(Feb 8-Feb 11)
Origin of
Species/Life
Chapter 14-15
Microevolution
Junco project
BLAST
Cladograms
Chapters 11-15
Student driven
review
Microbial Life:
Prokaryotes &
Protists
Chapter 16
Protist Videos
Gram stain
Evolution of Plant
and Fungal
Diversity
Lecture Quiz #9
Plant Structure,
Growth, and
Reproduction
Chapter 17
Plant Lab
Chapter 31
Plant Lab (cont.)
Lab Quiz #3
Plant Nutrition &
Transport
AnimalInvertebrates
Lecture Quiz #10
31
Animal(Mar 21-Mar 24)) Vertebrates
32
Animal(Apr 4-8))
Vertebrates
(Digestion)
Lecture Quiz #11
EXAM FIVE
33
(Apr 11- Apr 15)
Student driven
review
34
Behavioral
(Apr 18- Apr 22) Adaptations
Chapter 32
Chapter 35
Population
Ecology
35
(Apr 25-Apr 29)
Chapter 36
Assessing
Ecological
Damage/Dissolved
Oxygen
26
(Feb 16-18)
President’s Day
27
(Feb 22-Feb 26)
28
(Feb 29-Mar 4)
EXAM FOUR
Student driven
review
29
(Mar 7-Mar 11)
30
(Mar 14-Mar 18)
Population
Ecology
Cane Toad Video
Lecture Quiz #12
Chapter 18
PU Field Trip?
Big Cats/IUB
Chapter 19
Animal Behavior
Chapter 19
Chapter 21
Comparative
AnatomyDigestion
Chapters 31-33,
16-19, 21
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36
Conservation
(May 2-May 6) Biology
During Block
Schedule time
37
Finish material,
(May 9-May 13)
Review for Final
During Block
Schedule time
FINAL EXAM
38
(May 16-May 20)
Review student
driven
39
(May 24-May 25)
FINAL EXAM
Review student
driven
Chapter 38
Individual
Projects/Spring
Nature Camp
Preparation
Individual
Projects/Spring
Nature Camp
Preparation
ALL PREVIOUS
CHAPTERS
COVERED!
Assessing
Ecological Damage
**LAB QUIZ #4
Live from the heart
surgery
(Completion of the IU
course. There is a
possibility to have
additional Plainfield
grades.)
**Pre-Lab Quizzes are NOT announced.
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