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ANTELOPEVALLEYCOLLEGEGeneralBiology101LLaboratoryInformationRequiredTexts:Johnson&Losos,TheLivingWorld,2010.
(6thedition).
GeneralBiology101Lweeklymanual:LaboratoryExercises(COLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVCBookstore).
RequiredMaterials:DissectingKit(COLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVCBookstore)4SCANTRONanswersheets(COLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVCBookstore);safetygoggles.
Dr.
Yorke'sBiologyWebsite:http://COLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avconline.
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edu/cyorke/biol101.
htmlGRADING,WEEKLYQUIZZESANDLABPRACTICALEXAMS1.
Aweeklyquiz(8points:SCANTRON)willbegiventhefirst7-10minutesofeachlaboratory,exceptforholidaysandlabpracticals(seelabschedule).
Eachquizwillconsistofquestionsaboutthecurrentlaboratory'sprinciples,objectivesandprocedures,togetherwithquestionsaboutthepreviouslaboratory'sresultsandprinciples.
Quizgradeswillbecombinedwithlaboratoryreportcredit(seeitem2)toyieldatotalof10pointsperweek.
Ifyouarelatetolabandmissthequiz,yourinstructormayrecommendthatyoucompleteamake-uplabinanotherclass.
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IfyouleCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avelabbeforecompletingalloftheassignedworkforthatday(e.
g.
completingonlythequiz,thenleCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avingclass),youreceiveNOCREDITfortheentirelab(i.
e.
0/10points)andmaydoamake-upinanotherlab.
Onlytwomake-uplabsareallowedpersemester(seeC-4:LabMake-upProcedure).
YoumustbringaSCANTRONanswersheettothesecondlaboratorymeeting.
Thiswillbeusedforyourweeklyquizzes.
AsecondSCANTRONsheetwillberequiredwhenthefirstonehasbeenmarkedonbothsides.
Alaboratoryreportforeachexercisewillbeturnedinbyeachstudentforevaluationattheendofeachlab.
Completed,correctlaboratoryreportswillbegivenagradeof+2;incompleteand/orincorrectreports+0or+1.
Reportswillbereturnedtothestudentimmediatelyuponinspectionbytheinstructor.
StudentsareresponsibleforcheckingthepostedanswerkeyintheCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVCLibraryandmakingnecessarycorrectionsontheirlabreports.
Forthefirstthreeweeks,withpermissionfrombothinstructors,youmaycompletelabreportsinotherlabsectionsifyoudonotfinishinyourlaboratorytime.
(Ascheduleofalllaboratorysectionsfortheweekappearsonanotherpageofthisinformationalmaterial.
)Afterthethirdweekyouareexpectedtocompletelabreportsinyouclassperiod,ratherthanlaterintheweek.
Twopracticalexaminationswillbegivenduringthesemester.
LabPracticalI,willcoverexercises1,3-14;LabPracticalII,exercises15-28.
Alllaboratorysectionswilltaketheseexaminationsthesameweek,andnoprovisionwillbemadeformakeupafterthescheduledweek.
Labpracticalswillconsistof30numberedstationssetuparoundtheclassroom,eachwithamicroscope,specimen,ordemonstration,togetherwithamultiplechoicequestionworthtwopoints.
StudentswillhCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">aveaspecifiedtime(35seconds)ateachstationtomarktheiranswers.
THEFINALPRACTICALEXAMMUSTBETAKENWITHYOURREGULARLABINSTRUCTOR;MAKE-UPFINALPRACTICALSINOTHERCLASSESARENOTPERMITTED.
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Startingtimesforlabpracticalexaminationswillbeannouncedbytheinstructor.
Thedoorwillbelockedandnoonewillbeadmittedoncethetestbegins.
YoumustbringaSCANTRONanswersheetandaNo.
2penciltoeachlabpracticalexam.
(60pointseachx2exams=120pointstotal).
TotalPoints:LabPracticals+Quiz/Reports=240points.
Thelabscoreaccountsfor30%ofthefinalGeneralBiology101grade.
Onelettergradewillbegivenbyyourlectureinstructorwhichincludespointsearnedinlab.
Studentsshouldmonitortheircumulativegradepercentagesthroughoutthecourse.
Sometimeafterthelastweekofclass,Biology101finalcoursegradeswillbepostedbythelectureinstructorandCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">availableonMYCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVC.
STUDENTCONDUCTLaboratoryrequiresthatstudentsbeattentivetotheinstructor'spresentation.
Aftertheinstructorhasfinishedintroducingthelabexercises,studentsarefreetocollaboratewithclassmates,exitandre-entertheclassroomasnecessary,andworkattheirownpace.
Allotherformsofcommunicationnotdirectlyrelatedtothelaboratorysubjectmatter,shallbedoneoutsidetheclassroom.
ALLCELLPHONESANDOTHERELECTRONICDEVICESMUSTBETURNEDOFFDURINGCLASS.
NOGUM-CHEWING,FOODORDRINKOFANYKIND(includingwater)ISALLOWEDINLAB.
ALLSTUDENTSAREREQUIREDTOREADANDSUBMITASIGNEDCOPYOFTHELABORATORYSAFETYRULES(includedwiththeBiology101LaboratoryExercisepacket,COLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">availableattheCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVCBookstore).
FAILURETOFOLLOWLABSAFETYRULESMAYRESULTINDISMISSAL.
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LABPROCEDUREArriveontimetoyourregularlyscheduledlabinwhichyouareofficiallyregistered.
Completeyourquizwithinthetimeallowed.
TherewillbeNOMAKE-UPSforthesequizzesduringthesameclassperiodifyouarelate.
Youmustcompletethequizandlabexercisestogetherinthesamelaboratoryperiod(seeMake-upProcedures).
Apresentationofeachlabexercise,includingprinciplesandmethods,willbegivenbytheinstructor.
Youwillthen:Obtainweekly,numberedlabreportsfromthelabcounterorsidetable.
CompletethelabreportsguidedbyyourBio101LExerciseManualandbiologylecturetextbook.
Turnincompletedreportsasrequestedbyyourinstructor.
Preliminarylabworkisadvisablebutnotgraded.
PickupyourreportsfromtheinstructorasyouleCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avethelab.
Yourinstructorisnotresponsibleforyourreportsoncetheyaregraded.
Beforenextweek'slab,besureyoucheckyourreportsfromthepreviousweek'slabagainsttheanswerkey.
TheanswerkeywillbeCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">availableatthelibraryreservedesk,forlibraryuseonly,startingthefollowingMonday.
Correctanyerrors.
Make-upProcedures:Intheeventofabsence,youmaymakeupthelabonlyduringthecurrentweek.
TakeanewSCANTRONanswersheetwithyoutoanymake-uplab.
Youmayonlymakeuptwolabsduringthesemester.
Checkwiththeinstructorofamakeuplabbeforecommencingwork,toconfirmspaceisCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">available.
NOMAKE-UPLABCREDITWILLBEACCEPTEDDURINGTHELASTTWOWEEKSOFREGULARLYSCHEDULEDLABCLASSES.
STUDENTSTARDYORABSENTFORTWOORMORELABS(WITHOUTMAKE-UPCREDIT)ANDWHOHCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">AVEACURRENTLABPOINTTOTALLESSTHAN65%OFPOINTSPOSSIBLEINLAB,MAYBEDROPPEDFROMTHECLASS.
STUDENTSMISSINGONEORMORELABPRACTICUMSANDONEORMORELABSWITHOUTMAKE-UPS,MAYRECEIVEZEROFORTHEFINALLABCOURSEGRADE.
NOTE:STUDENTSMISSINGASEMESTERTOTALOFMORETHANONELABAFTERTHEADD-DROPDEADLINE(seethecurrentCollegeCalendar)WITHOUTMAKE-UPCREDIT,MAYRECEIVENOCREDITFORTHELABORATORYPORTIONOFTHECOURSE.
THISRULEAPPLIESWHETHERTHESTUDENTWASDROPPEDPRIORTOTHEADD-DROPDEADLINEORNOT.
UponleCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avingattheendofamakeuplab,besureyouhCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">avefilledoutthecorrectformtoassurecreditforcompletingthelabandquiz.
Themakeupinstructorshouldforwardthisformtoyourregularinstructor.
Studentsareresponsibleforseeingthattheirlaboratorymake-upinstructorhasforwardedtheirscoretotheirregularlabinstructorbythenextscheduledlaboratorymeeting.
Yourregularlabinstructorisnotresponsibleforlostordelayedmake-upresults.
Appointmentswiththeinstructorcanbemadeaftercompletingtheweeklylaboratorywork.
Emailisanon-confidential,unverifiableformofcommunication,andgenerallynotusedbytheinstructor.
Gradesandotherconfidentialinformation(e.
g.
scheduling,attendanceissues)arenotCOLOR:#000000;BACKGROUND-COLOR:#ffff00">availablefromtheinstructorviaemail.
Dr.
Yorke'sOffice:HS158Telephone:722-6437