Biology Survey II Lab
BIOL-103L (1cr)
Black Hills State University
Spring 2014
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Date
Lab Topic – JS 160
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Jan. 14-16
No Lab
21-23
Laboratory Safety, Microscopy and Classification
28-30
Invertebrate Diversity & Scientific Method
(Quiz #1)
Feb.
4-6
Vertebrate Diversity & Scientific Method
(Quiz #2)
11-13
Plant Diversity
(Hand in Lab Report)
18-20
Angiosperms & Flower Morphology
(Quiz #3)
25-27
Animal Interactions
(Quiz #4)
Mar. 4-6
Population Biology
(Hand in Results)
11-13
No Lab – Spring Break
18-20
Ecology & Conservation
(Hand in Answer Sheet)
25-27
Morphology of Plants & Plant Tissues
Apr.
1-3
Animal Tissues
(Quiz #5)
8-10
Circulatory & Respiratory Systems
(Quiz #6)
15-17
Nervous System & Senses
22-24
Skeletal System & Movement
(Quiz #7)
29- 5/1
Reproductive System & Development
(Quiz #8)
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Web site:
http://www.bhsu.edu/HollyDowning
Instructor, Office and Office Hours: Dr. H. Downing – LSL 111 M, W, F 10-11, T 4-5
Phone number and email: 642-6517; Holly.Downing@BHSU.edu
Course Description: Laboratory experience that accompanies BIOL 103. CoRequisite: Biol 103
Instructional Methods: Instructional methods include guided and inquiry-based laboratories.
Course Text: Jay Phelan. 2013. What is Life? New York: W. H. Freeman and Company 2nd
edition, pp. 1055. Biol 103 laboratory manual (printed by BHSU).
Class Attendance Policy: You are expected to come to class. For obvious reasons, most
activities cannot be made-up. If you miss a laboratory, it is your responsibility to request
permission to attend another laboratory session or to get the information from a classmate. This
course will be participating in Starfish.
Cheating and Plagiarism Policy: In this course you are expected to perform to the utmost of
your abilities in an honest and sincere manner. Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Academic misconduct will be dealt with per BOR regulations.
Make-up Policy: If you have an excused absence and need to make up an exam, the college has
consolidated make-up times at 7:45 AM. I can get you the day and location for the make-up
exam. Other class activities cannot be made up. You should make every effort to come to class
to get full credit. If you have to miss a laboratory, you can attend another laboratory session with
permission of the instructor.
Course Goals: Students will learn about basic molecules important in living systems, cell
structure and function, cell division, protein synthesis, biotechnology, evolution and microbial
diversity.
Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of taking this course, students will be able to
1. Use both compound and dissecting microscopes.
Assessment – Students will be able to make drawings of slides viewed using the
microscopes and label or answer questions about what they observe.
2. Apply the scientific method to a new problem.
Assessment – Students will develop a hypothesis, test it and do a short written report.
3. Identify and explain basic characteristics of animal and plant groups.
Assessment – Students will be able to answer laboratory questions on these areas. They
will also be able to answer questions on quizzes.
4. Identify and explain major concepts in animal and plant physiology.
Assessment – Students will be able to answer laboratory and quiz questions on these areas.
Grade Evaluation:
(A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70 – 79, D = 60-69, F = below 60)
7 Quizzes (drop lowest 1; 8 quizzes)
50% of total grade
Checked lab activities and drawings
40%
Research project write-up
10%
READ AND REMEMBER:
1. Quizzes will cover laboratory material.
2. Before leaving lab, be sure to have your work checked by your instructor to receive credit for
your work in lab. Hand in drawings to your laboratory instructor.
3. There will be an open ended inquiry laboratory during the semester. Although you will work
in small groups when developing the experiment and conducting it, your final written report
should be done individually. The report should have a short introduction giving some
background, a methods section with a complete description of how you conducted your
experiment, a results section with a careful description of what you observed and recorded, and a
discussion section that summarizes the results and what they mean for the hypothesis being
tested.
Note: Sincerely held religious beliefs will be reasonably accommodated with respect to
scheduling exams. For obvious reasons activities done in class cannot be made up in most cases.
ADA Statement: “Reasonable accommodations, as arranged through the Disabilities Services
Coordinator, will be provided for students with documented disabilities. Contact the BHSU
Disabilities Services Coordinator, Mike McNeil, at 605-642-6099, (Jacket Legacy Room in the
Student Union) or via email at mike.mcneil@bhsu.edu for more information. Additional
information can also be found at
http://www.bhsu.edu/StudentLife/Learning/DisabilityServices/tabid/162/Default.aspx”
Freedom in learning. Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic
performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters
unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or
views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they
are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled.
Students who believe that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration
of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should contact their college dean
to initiate a review of the evaluation.
Course Attendance: In general, enrollment in a class implies the responsibility for attending
each class session. However, the attendance policy for a specific class is at the discretion of the
faculty member teaching that class and will be outlined in the course syllabus. Students will be
allowed to make up graded work if an absence is due to participation in university-sponsored
activities, provided prior notification of the impending absence has been given to the instructor.