| class no. |
dates & recordings |
Class
Topic |
Reading
Assignment (before class) |
Class
Assessment |
Lab Topics | Lab No. | Lab Assessment |
| 1 |
Jan 26 | fallacies, syllabus | Ch 1.1 + Life Note 1.1 | -- | fallacies
& My Life Book; Excel, PPT, & Word (XPW) |
1 | -- |
| 2 |
Jan 28 | argument maps | Ch 1.2 + Life Note 1.2 | -- | 1 | -- | |
| 3 |
Feb 2 | weight regulation | Ch 2.1 + Life Note 2.1 | -- | Merchants of Doubt; XPW; error bars | 2 | -- |
| 4 |
Feb 4 | "" "" | Ch 2.2 + Life Note 2.2 | Life
Book Graded (Ch 1 & 2) 9 pm |
2 | -- | |
| 5 |
Feb 9 | artificial sweeteners | Ch 3.1 + + Life Note 3.1 | -- | XPW; counting, animal testing | 3 | -- |
| 6 |
Feb 11 | "" "" | Ch 3.2 | Exam
1 (Ch 1 - 3) due Sun. midnight |
3 | -- | |
| 7 |
Feb 16 | pandemics | Ch 4.1 + Life Note 4.1 | -- | XPW; virus model; heat maps | 4 | -- |
| 8 |
Feb 18 | "" "" | Ch 4.2 + Life Note 4.2 | -- | 4 | -- | |
| 9 |
Feb 23 | vaccines | Ch 5.1 + Life Note 5.1 | -- | in-lab assessment | 5 | Lab
Practical #1 5 pm Tues |
| 10 |
Feb 25 | "" "" | Ch 5.2 + Life Note 5.2 | -- | 5 | ||
| 11 |
Mar 2 | buffer day | Life Book
due 9 pm eastern |
Life
Book Graded (Ch 4 & 5) |
-- | -- | -- |
| 12 |
Mar 4 | COVID Break #1 | no class meeting | -- | -- |
-- |
-- |
| 13 | Mar 9 | race is not biological | Ch 6.1 + Life Note 6.1 | -- | The Great Hack movie; race activity | 6 | -- |
| 14 |
Mar 11 | "" "" | Ch 6.2 + Life Note 6.2 | Exam
2 (Ch 4- 6) due Sun. midnight |
6 | -- | |
| 15 |
Mar 16 | race-based malpractice | Ch 7.1 + Life Note 7.1 | -- | Excel lookup table; DNA variation activity | 7 | -- |
| 16 |
Mar 18 | "" "" | Ch 7.2 | -- | 7 | -- | |
| 17 |
Mar 23 | sex determination | Ch 8.1 + Life Note 8.1 | -- | Excel grade calculator; webplot digitizer | 8 | -- |
| 18 |
Mar 25 | "" "" | Ch 8.2 + Life Note 8.2 | Life
Book Graded (Ch 7 & 8); 9 pm |
8 | -- | |
| 19 |
Mar 30 | sleep | Ch 9.1 + Life Note 9.1 | -- | in-lab assessment | 9 | Lab
Practical #2 5 pm Tues |
| 20 |
Apr 1 | "" "" | Ch 9.2 + Life Note 9.2 | Exam
3 (Ch 7 - 9) due Tues. midnight |
9 | ||
| 21 |
Apr 6 | buffer day | Exam 3:
April 1 - 6 Midnight Tues. |
-- | -- | -- | |
| 22 |
Apr 8 | COVID Break #2 | no class meeting | -- | -- |
-- |
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| 23 |
Apr 13 | climate change is real | Ch 13.1 + Life Note 13.1 | -- | pick a topic; find data | 10 | -- |
| 24 |
Apr 15 | "" "" | Ch 13.2 + Life Note 13.2 | -- | 10 | -- | |
| 25 |
Apr 20 | climate change solutions | Ch 14.1 + Life Note 14.1 | -- | recorded
lab; draft infographic |
11 | -- |
| 26 |
Apr 22 | "" "" | Ch 14.2 + Life Note 14.2 | -- | 11 | Draft Infographic | |
| 27 |
Apr 27 | optional movie | Miss
Sloane RSVP |
Life
Book Graded (Ch 13 & 14); 9 pm |
The Game Changers movie; recorded lab; submit final infographic | 12 | -- |
| 28 |
Apr 29 | final reflections | evaluations, fellowships | -- | 12 | Final Infographic | |
| 29 |
May 4 | Reading Day | no class meeting | -- | -- |
-- |
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| 30 |
May 6 | Reading Day | no class meeting | -- | -- |
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| May 7 - 10 | Final Exam | Online Exam | Final
Exam Ch 13 & 14 due midnight 10th |
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