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TENTATIVE LAB SCHEDULE (SPRING 2013)
| Wk |
Date |
Lab |
Readings/Pre-labs* |
Notes |
| 1 |
1/29, 1/31 |
Intro; Hypothesis Testing & Exp. Design |
B:5-8; S:6-9, 12 |
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| 2 |
2/5, 2/7 |
The Field Research Project - An Overview |
B:67-74; Pre-lab |
Form project teams |
| 3 |
2/12, 2/14 |
Scientific Literature - A How to Guide; Hypothesis Workshop |
B:9-13; Pre-lab |
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| 4 |
2/19, 2/21 |
Simulation of Natural Selection |
B:14-20, 48-49; Pre-lab |
Hypothesis due |
| 5 |
2/26, 2/28 |
Project Work: Experimental Design, Site Selection |
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| 6 |
3/5, 3/7 |
Population Density & Dispersion |
B:21-26; Pre-lab |
Proposal due |
| 7 |
3/12, 3/14 |
Estimating Animal Populations |
B:27-31; Pre-lab |
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| 8 |
3/19, 3/21 |
Project Work: Sample Collection and Processing; Lab Quiz |
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3/26, 3/28 |
SPRING BREAK: NO CLASSES |
| 9 |
4/2, 4/4 |
Measuring Biodiversity |
B:32-36; Pre-lab |
Draft Methods† |
| 10 |
4/9, 4/11 |
Measuring Biodiversity - Data Analysis; Project Work |
B:50-54, 55-63 |
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| 11 |
4/16, 4/18 |
Project Work: Data Analysis |
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Draft Introduction† |
| 12 |
4/23, 4/25 |
FIELD TRIP: Mather Field Vernal Pools |
Pre-lab |
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| 13 |
4/30, 5/2 |
Community Interactions; Project Work |
B:37-42; Pre-lab |
Draft Results† |
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Sat. 5/4 |
FIELD TRIP: Sierra Nevada |
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| 14 |
5/7, 5/9 |
Carbon Cycle; Lab Quiz |
TBA; B:84-85; Pre-lab |
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| 15 |
5/14, 5/16 |
Project Presentations |
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Final Report due |
| * B = Baxter Course Manual (Spring 2013; online); S = Smith & Smith, 8th Edition (2012) |
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