Bio111 Lab Schedule - Dr. C. Fall 2011

Your two oral presentations should be divided into four sections: Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results; Discussion. Each person will present one section and change sections for the second presentation. The oral presentations must be pledged to indicate each member participated substantially.

For your two written lab reports, each person must write his or her own (including figure legends), though you may confer about the content.The figure could be shared resources since they will be produced as a team.

Date	Topics		Lab Manual Word Files
August 25	Evolution Project Learning Goals	1) Safety Issues 2) VARK survey 3) How to Use a "Pipetman" 4) Start bacterial evolution experiment. 5) Start information experiment. Synthetic Biology Introduction 6) Registry of Parts 7) Touch of Greatness	Week #1 Practice Calculations
		Information	Learning Goals
September 1	Evolution Project	Before Lab... 1) Read Abstract 2) Watch Bacteria Swim 3) Create an account (top right link, the apply for account) During Lab... Evolution: analyze & record data Information: find promoter & design oligos Oligator web site Add a part to the Registry Take online skills Quiz #1	Week #2 Skills Quiz #1
September 8	Evolution Project	Evolution: antibiotic structure and function; design MIC experiment Information: ligate promoter and transformation of bacteria 4 pm Wednesday... one person from each group needs to come to Dr. C's lab to prepare the oligos Before Lab... Read evolution story Listen to synthetic biology story (6 minutes) Answer 4 questions During Lab... Information first, Evolution second PubChem Ligation and transformation of DNA Part BBa_J100028 PubChem	Week #3
September 15	Evolution Project	Evolution: perform MIC experiment Information: measure fluorescence, prepare for presentation 4 pm Wednesday... one person from each group needs to come to Dr. C's lab to start cells growing Before Lab... Skim JAMA paper Answer 4 questions During Lab... Evolution first Information second	Week #4
September 22	Evolution Project	Before Lab... Find out how bacteria become resistant to your chosen antibiotic. Evolution simulation Swimbots Answer 4 questions During Lab... Information: oral presentations (grading rubric) Update wiki page for your promoter (experience tab) Evolution: analyze & record data read about bacterial evolution (paper 1, story 2007, story 2009, story 2011) design evolution experiment share ideas revise and perform first evolution experiment	Week #5
		Emergent Properties	Learning Goals
September 29	Evolution Project	Before Lab... MRSA online reading Read about slime mold Watch 3 movies on slime mold Answer 4 questions During Lab... Emergent Property: observe slime mold slugs and cells; design experiment Evolution: perform evolution experiment	Week #6 Skills Quiz #2
October 6	Evolution Project	During Lab... Good video of slime mold Watch this animation, what is misleading? Emergent Property: Watch elegant vidoe of slime mold analyze slime mold data Evolution: continue evolution experiments	Week #7
October 13	October 11	Fall Break Week	Week #8
October 20	Evolution Project	Slime Mold Diversity slime mold in nature (German) Evolution: continue evolution experiments Emergent Property: reflect on results and gear up for simulation	Week #9
October 27	Evolution Project	Slime Mold Story NYTimes Evolution: continue evolution experiments Emergent Property: work with Slime-U-Later Slime-U-Later Instructions Written Responses to 4 Questions due Nov. 3	Week #10 Skills Quiz #3
		Homeostasis	Learning Goals
November 3	Evolution Project	Evolution: final evolution experiment Homeostasis: perform standard IDH assays	Week #11
November 10	Evolution Project	Evolution: collect final data Homeostasis: analyze IDH data; design homeostasis experiment	Week #12
November 17	Evolution Project	Evolution: oral presentations Homeostasis: perform homeostasis experiments	Week #13
November 24		Thanksgiving Break	Week #14
December 1		Homeostasis: submit written report	no lab manual Skills Quiz #4

Bio 111 Lab Schedule - Dr. C. Fall 2011

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