BOTY 1052

Intro to Botany Laboratory

Spring 2008

Instructor: Ms. Tommi Lou Carosella  Office: N257  Phone: 667-3596   Home web page is http://arnica.csustan.edu/carosella 

email: tcarosella@csustan.edu   Office hours: Mon 9:05-10:00, Tues & Thurs 1:25-2:15, or by appointment  Please buy the Course Packet in the Bookstore, and bring Raven text to lab.  Quiz every week!

 Dates Topics
2/13 No class. Please buy the lab manual and be ready for class next week.
2/18-20 What is a Plant?,  Scientific Method
2/25-27 Microscope and Plant Cells, Cell Division, measure plants
3/3-5 Photosynthesis, Respiration, Osmosis.  Turn in graphs for 10 points     Collect and analyze data for Scientific method 
3/10-12 Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis, Genetics  
3/17-19 Evolution and Natural Selection,  Dress for outdoors, bring calculator   Scientific method report due (20points)
3/24-28 Spring Break:  no labs    
3/31-4/2 Only the Tuesday and Wed lab sections meet for video and work sheet. Monday people may come to other lab sections or watch video at library, or do this exercise on May 19.
4/7-9 Monera, Fungi, Protista       extra credit pond water worksheet 
4/14-16 Bryophytes, Lower Vascular Plants
4/21-23 Gymnosperms,  Leaf Size, Shape and Arrangement,  Keying out trees Dress for Outdoors. Receive extra credit Tree ID activity  
4/28-30 Anthophyta,  Flowers, Fruits and Pollination   
5/5-7 Roots,  Anatomy of Primary Stems  Tree ID due  
5/12-14 Secondary Growth and Woody Stems,  Internal Anatomy of Leaves    Turn in worksheet for today's lab (10 points) 
5/19-20  Only the Monday lab section will meet for video and work sheet.

You are expected to attend laboratory every week. Quizzes consist of short answer and lab practical type questions, where appropriate. In addition, you may be asked to hand in graphs or data sheets. There is one lab report on the Scientific Method, worth 20 points. On written assignments, 10% of the grade will be deducted for every day it is late. There are eleven 10 point quizzes scheduled. Some extra credit opportunities will be made available in lab.  Total points = 140.

New Rules: No food or drink is allowed in the lab!