Botany 101 Kristen Harrison Spring 2012
Tentative Schedule of Events
Week 1 Reading: Ch.1 & Ch. 16 (only 310-318), Ch 6 (all), Ch 7 (128131 7 146-147) Ch. 8 (150-154 & 168-171)
Monday
Wed
April 2
4
Syllabus, introductions
Lecture
Set up lab 1: Pea lab
Week 2 Reading: Ch. 2 & 3
Monday
April 9
Lecture
Lab 2: Microscopy
Field trip to TCC’s nature area and
restoration site
Wed
11
ALE #1 is due
Lecture
Work on pea lab prelab in groups,
administer treatments
Week 3 Reading: Ch. 4 (all but pages75-79)
Monday
Wed
April 16
18
Test 1
Lecture
Measure pea plants
Lab 3: Organic Compounds in Plants
Measure pea plants
Week 4 Reading: Ch. 5,6 (read only p 110-114, 117P&P, 120-125)
Monday
Wed
April 23
25
ALE #2 is due
Lecture
Measure pea plants
Lab 4: Cell structure and Function
Field Trip to Point Defiance
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Week 5 Reading: Ch.7, Ch. 8 (skip pages 160, 162, 164-167)
Monday
Wed
April 30
May 2
Test 2
Finish Pea Lab In-Lab in class
Lecture
ALE 3 is due
Lecture
Lab 5: Photosynthesis
Week 6 Reading: Ch. 9, Ch. 10 read only: 198-201, 203P&P
Monday
Wed
May 7
9
Lab 6: Anatomy
Lecture
Due: ALE 4
Lecture
Lab 7: Mitosis and Meiosis
Week 7 Reading: Ch.12, Ch. 15 only 305-307,
Monday
Wed
May 14
16
Test 3
Lecture
Field trip to L’Arche Farm and Gardens
ALE 5 is due
Week 8 Reading: Ch. 22 skip 441-443
Monday
Wed
May 21
23
Lab 8: Plant Diversity I
Due: Adopt-a Plant paper
Test 4
lecture
Week 9 Reading: Ch.23 read 446, 448-458, 462-463
Monday
Wed
May 28
30
No class – memorial day holiday
Lab 9: Plant Diversity II
2
Week 10 Reading: Ch 24 all, Ch 25: skip 493-496 Ch.26: read 514-516,
520-525, 528-529, Ch. 27 all
Monday
Wed
June 4
June 6
ALE 6 is due
Field Trip to Snake Lake
Portfolio is due
Field trip to Titlow
Week 11
Monday
June 11
TUESDAY!!!!!!
June 12
Due: Adopt-a-plant presentations &
posters
Final Exam (Test 5) 11:30-1:30pm
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