First Year Biology Labs UTM Orientation 2015

UTM Orientation 2015
First Year Biology Labs
What to Expect & How to Prepare
2015-2016: when & where
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Register for LEC (lecture), TUT (tutorial) and PRA
(practical)
964 students in 40 PRA sections
Labs occur weekly for 1.5 hours in either DV 2048
or DV 2055
Remember you must attend the section you are
enrolled in
Fall 2015 - BIO152H5F – Intro to Evolution & Evolutionary Genetics
PRA & T.A. Sections
PRA
DAY
Time
Room
T.A.
Section
PRA0101 2:00PM-3:30PM
DV 2055
PRA0103 3:30PM-5:00PM
PRA0102 2:00PM-3:30PM
DV 2055
PRA0104 3:30PM-5:00PM
PRA0105 5:00PM-6:30PM
DV 2055
PRA0107 6:30PM-8:00PM
Mondays
PRA0106 5:00PM-6:30PM
DV 2055
PRA0108 6:30PM-8:00PM
PRA0138 5:00PM-6:30PM
DV 2048
*closed
PRA0140 6:30PM-8:00PM
PRA0139 5:00PM-6:30PM
DV 2048
*closed
PRA0141 6:30PM-8:00PM
PRA0109
PRA0113
PRA0110
PRA0114
PRA0111
PRA0115
PRA0112
PRA0116
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
PRA0117
PRA0121
PRA0118
PRA0122
Wednesdays
PRA0119
PRA0123
PRA0120
PRA0124
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
PRA0125
PRA0129
PRA0126
PRA0130
PRA0127
PRA0131
PRA0128
PRA0132
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
PRA0133
PRA0136
PRA0134
PRA0137
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
2:00PM-3:30PM
3:30PM-5:00PM
Tuesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
DV 2055
DV 2055
DV 2048
DV 2048
DV 2055
DV 2055
DV 2048
DV 2048
DV 2055
DV 2055
DV 2048
DV 2048
DV 2048
DV 2048
Who?
The 2015-2016 first year bio team:
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Instructors: BIO152 – Dr. Maria Arts & BIO153 – Dr. Christoph Richter
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Cindy Short – course coordinator
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Caroline Bouilly & Nikki Sarkar – teaching technicians
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Alvin Singh – administrative teaching assistant
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Your TA
Lab Materials
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Textbook: CAMPBELL BIOLOGY CANADIAN EDITION
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BIO152: Labs & associated worksheets will be posted on the course
website
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BIO153: Van De Graff’s Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory
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*Do not use older versions of any of the course books
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All additional laboratory materials will be posted on the course
website
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You will need to bring: Pencils, pens, eraser, calculator (sometimes)
and a lock to lab
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Optional: Lab coat
Course & Lab Information: Portal
Course website access: Portal
Login with your UTOR ID and password
BIO152
Check these (and your e-mail) regularly!
Course syllabus & lecture schedule
Find out what to do if you miss a lab,
test or assignment
Find e-mail addresses for your
instructor and TA
Find all lab documents and info here
Ask your questions here!
Labs link on Portal
Lab schedule
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Dates
Week 1
Sept 8-11
BIO152: Fall 2015
Lab Topic
Lab Assignment
***FIRST WEEK OF CLASS – NO LABS***
Week 2
Sept 14-18
Lab 1: Arthropod Diversity & Adaptation
In-Lab Worksheet due at end of lab
Week 3
Sept 21-25
Lab 2: Isolating DNA
Take-Home Assignment due at beginning of
lab next week (week of Sept 28-Oct 2)
Week 4
Lab 3: Mitosis & Meiosis
Sept 28-Oct 2
SimUText pre-lab Tutorials: Mitosis Explored
and Meiosis Explored (deadline to submit:
Sunday Sept 27 11:59 PM)
& In-Lab Worksheet due at end of lab
Week 5
Oct 5-9
SimUText pre-lab: Darwinian Snails (deadline
to submit: Sunday Oct 4 11:59 PM)
& Take-Home Assignment due at beginning of
next lab (week of Oct 19-23)
Week 6
Oct 12-16
Lab 4: Natural Selection
***THANKSGIVING WEEK – NO LABS***
Week 7
Oct 19-23
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine: Part I –
Mastering the Techniques
Take-Home Assignment due at beginning of
lab in two weeks (week of Nov 2-6)
Week 8
Oct 26-30
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine: Part I data
collection
& Lab 6: Patterns of Inheritance
SimUText assignment: Mendelian Pigs
(deadline to submit: Sunday Nov 1 11:59
PM)
Week 9
Nov 2-6
Lab 7: Sexual Selection
Take-Home Assignment due at beginning of
lab next week (Nov 9-13)
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine: Part II - Group
experiment set-up
Take-Home Assignment due at beginning of
lab in two weeks (Nov 23-27)
Week 10
Nov 9-13
Week 11
Nov 16-20
Week 12
Nov 23-27
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine data collection & Lab 8: End-of-Course Assessment
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine - Project
Presentations
Group Presentation
What is a typical lab like?
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BIO152:
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Follow a protocol (set up an experiment) and record your results &
then complete an assignment either in-class or at home
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Work through SimUtext assignment on lab computers
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BIO153:
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Work through stations observing specimens & answering questions on
your lab worksheets
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*BIO153 labs subject to change for Winter 2016!
Working in Groups: benefits
For all of your first year labs you will be working in groups
Working in groups will help you to:
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Plan and manage time
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Refine understanding through discussion and explanation
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Give and receive feedback on performance
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Challenge assumptions
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Develop stronger communication skills
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Tackle more complex problems than you could on your own
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Delegate roles and responsibilities
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Share diverse perspectives
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Pool knowledge and skills
Lab Evaluation
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BIO152 (lab component is worth 20% of final mark)
In-Lab Worksheets & take home assignments (Labs 1-4, 6, and 7): 15% (best 5 of 6)
Lab 5: Evolutionary Medicine (includes an oral presentation): 5%
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BIO153 (lab component is worth 25% of final mark)
Two lab tests: 10% + 15% = 25%
*subject to change for Winter 2016
First year lab tips
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Attend all labs
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Check the ‘Announcements’ section on portal (Blackboard) & your U of T e-mail
Questions: check the Discussion board & the course syllabus before you e-mail
your prof
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PREPARE YOURSELF: Read the posted weekly lab material & assigned textbook
chapters BEFORE you get to lab
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PRINT out all necessary materials from Blackboard
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READ your lab manual appendices
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If you cannot attend lab for an unavoidable reason check Blackboard (and/or
the course syllabus) for a detailed protocol of what to do!
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Give yourself plenty of time to complete assignments
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Have fun!
Thank-you and Good Luck!