NATS 104: LIFE ON EARTH |
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| Begin | Lq Wk # | Lecture & Workshop Notes | Readings | D2L LQuiz/Wksp | END |
| Jan 14 w | 1 | Overview and Organization | LQ1 & pdf | LQ 1 | Jan 21 w |
| Jan 16 f | I | Scientific Method | W1 reading pdf | Wk 1 | Jan 23 f |
| Jan 19 m | No Classes - Labor Day | Jan 19 m | |||
| Jan 21 w | 2 | Nature of Science | What is Science | LQ 2 | Jan 28 w |
| Jan 23 f | II | Experimental Design 2 | W2 reading pdf Scale | Wk 2 | Jan 30 f |
| Jan 26 m | 3 | Atoms, Molecules & Life | Atoms & Molecules | LQ 3 | Feb 2 m |
| Jan 28 w | 4 | Biogeochemical Cycles | Bio-Geo-Cycles | LQ 4 | Feb 4 w |
| Jan 30 f | III | Experiment Report | W3 reading pdf | Wk 3 (dropbox) | Feb 6 f |
| Feb 2 m | 5 | Origin & Evolution of Life | Taxonomy & Origin | LQ 5 | Feb 9 m |
| Feb 4 w | 6 | Origin of Sex - Genetics | Sex Genetics | LQ 5 | Feb 11 w |
| Feb 6 f | IV | Genetically Modified Food | W 4 pdf Punnet 1 2 | Wk 4 | Feb 13 f |
| Feb 9 m | 7 | Cells and Viruses | Cells | LQ 7 | Feb 16 m |
| Feb 11 w | 8 | Genes to Organisms | Genes p.6-16 | LQ 8 | Feb 18 w |
| Feb 13 f | V | Debate | W 5 rtf pdf | Wk 5 | Feb 21 s |
| Feb 16 m | 9 | Molecular Biology | Genes p.17-27 | LQ 9 | Feb 23 m |
| Feb 18 w | LECTURES 1 -9 | Review | Feb 18 w | ||
| Feb 20 f | 100 pt. EXAM #1 | assigned seating | Practice EX | Feb 20 f | |
| Feb 23 m | 10 | Theory of Evolution | Darwin | LQ 10 | Mar 2 m |
| Feb 25 w | 11 | Evolutionary Trends & Extinction | Macro Micro Evolution | LQ 11 | Mar 4 w |
| Feb 27 f | VI | Term Paper Introduction | pdf UA Library | Wk 6 | Mar 6 f |
| Mar 2 m | 12 | Evolution, Extinction & Future | Macro Micro Evolution | LQ 12 | Mar 9 m |
| Mar 4 w | 13 | Human Evolution | Human Evol. | LQ 13 | Mar 11 w |
| Mar 6 f | VII | Human Evolution | Human Evol. pdf | Wk 7 | Mar 13 f |
| Mar 9 m | 14 | Global Climate and Life | Climate | LQ 14 | Mar 23 m |
| Mar 11 w | 15 | Terrestrial ecosystems | Ecosystems | LQ 15 | Mar 25 w |
| Mar 13 f | VIII | Biomes | Biomes pdf | Lk 8 | Mar 27 f |
| Mar 14-22 | Spring Break | Mar 14-22 | |||
| Mar 23 m | 16 | Terrestrial biomes | Biomes | LQ 16 | Mar 30 m |
| Mar 25 w | 17 | Aquatic Ecosystems | Aquatic | LQ 17 | Apr 1 w |
| Mar 27 f | IX | TERM PAPER (Peer Review) | Library pdf | Wk 9 | Apr 4 f |
| Mar 30 m | 18 | Dinosaurs & extinct ecosystems | LQ 18 | Apr 6 m | |
| Apr 1 w | LECTURES 10 - 18 | 2ndExam Review | Apr 1 w | ||
| Apr 3 f | 100 pt. EXAM #2 | assigned seating | Practice EX | Apr 3 f | |
| Apr 6 m | 19 | Species Interaction | Ecology | LQ 19 | Apr 13 m |
| Apr 8 w | 20 | Population Dynamics | Popn. Ecol. | LQ 20 | Apr 15 w |
| Apr 10 f | X | TERM PAPER (Self Review) | Library pdf | Wk 10 | Apr 17 f |
| Apr 13 m | 21 | Human Population Dynamics | Human Popn. | LQ 21 | Apr 20 m |
| Apr 15 w | 22 | Risk and Toxicology | Risk | LQ 22 | Apr 22 w |
| Apr 17 f | FINAL DRAFT DUE | Apr 24 f | |||
| Apr 20 m | 23 | Human Disease | Hum.Disease | LQ 23 | Apr 27 m |
| Apr 22 w | 24 | Air Pollution and Life | Air Pollution | LQ 24 | Apr 29 w |
| Apr 24 f | XI | Human Population | Wk 11 | May 1 f | |
| Apr 27 m | 25 | Climate Change | Climate Ch | LQ 25 | May 4 m |
| Apr 29 w | 26 | Greenhouse Warming and Life | Greenhouse Effect | LQ 26 | May 6 w |
| May 1 f | XII | Biodiversity | Wk 12 | May 8 f | |
| May 4 m | 27 | Ozone Depletion and Life | Ozone | LQ 27 | May 11 m |
| May 6 w | 28 | LECTURES 19 - 28 | 3rdExam Review | May 6 w | |
| May 11m | 11:-12:00 100 pt. EXAM #3 | assigned seating | Practice EX | May 11m | |
| Wkshp. Glossary & Bibliography | |||||
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*IMPORTANT FOOTNOTE: THIS SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE - it will be updated - (revision Jan 9, 2009). | |||||
THE HELPFUL FOOTNOTE:
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http://www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/nats104/indschedsp07.html 1/9/09 OKD | |||||