105SCH99

BOTANY 105

Spring, 1999

I. Required/Recommended Materials

A. Raven, Evert, and Eichorn., Biology of Plants

B. Dean and Schumacher, lab. exercises

C. Van DeGraaf et. al, A Photographic Atlas for the Botany Laboratory

D. Young, P., The Botany Coloring Book (recommended only)

E. Rust, T. G., A Guide to Biology Lab (recommended only)

F. Lab. Kit with at least slides, cover slips, single edged razor blades, 2 dissecting needles, pair of forceps, dropper (required by second week of course)

Course requirements

A. Examinations

#	day	month- date	topic	points
1	Th	March 11	Lecture Examination	100
2	Th	March 11	Laboratory Examination	100
3	Tu or Th	Mar 30, Apr 8, Apr 22, April 27, April 29	Project/Botany Presentation	100*
3	Th	May 6	Lecture Examination	100
4	Th	May 6	Final Laboratory Exam	150
			TOTAL POINTS	550

Quizzes

1	Tu	February 9	25
2	Th	February 25	25
3	Th	April 6	25
4	Tu	April 20	25

IV. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

WEEK REQUIREMENT	Mo	from		TOPICS	READING ASSIGNMENTS
					Chapters in Raven
1	Jan		19	LECTURE: Introduction		Chpt 1
			19	LABORATORY: Roll and Introduction/Projects; ST/Compound Microscope
			21	LECTURE: Plant Cells		562-570; chpt 24
			21	LABORATORY: how to study science; projects cont'd
2	Jan		26	LECTURE: Plant Cells/Primary Tissues		Chpt 26
			26	LABORATORY: Seeds/Plant Cells
			28	LECTURE: Primary Tissues
report (addresses phone # of group)			28	LABORATORY: Primary Tissues
3	Feb		2	LECTURE: Secondary Tissues		Chpt 27
			2	LABORATORY: Secondary Tissues
			4	LECTURE: Secondary Tissues
			4	LABORATORY: Secondary Tissues;
4	Feb		9	LECTURE: Fungi		Chpt 15
QUIZ; report: meeting results			9	LABORATORY: Roots/Leaves/Stems		Chpt 25
			11	LECTURE: Life Cycles; Fungi
			11	LABORATORY: Fungi
5	Feb		16	LECTURE: Fungi/Algae		Chpt 16/17
report: discussion of ideas for project			16	LABORATORY: Fungi
			18	LECTURE: Algae
			18	LABORATORY: Algae
6	Feb		23	LECTURE: Algae
			23	LABORATORY: Algae
QUIZ			25	Lecture: Bryophytes		Chpt 18
			25	LABORATORY: Bryophytes
7	Mar		2	Lecture: Bryophytes
			2	LABORATORY: Bryophytes
			4	Review /Work on projects
			4	Review /Work on projects

8	Mar	9	Review /Work on projects
Mock-up of projects		9	Review /Work on projects
EXAM	Mar	11	LECTURE Examination
EXAM		11	LABORATORY Examination
9	Mar	15	SPRING BREAK
10	Mar	23	LECTURE: Pteridophytes	Chpt 19
		23	LABORATORY: Pteridophytes
		25	LECTURE: Pteridophytes
Final mock-up of projects		25	Field Trip/Fungi, Algae, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
11 PROJECT	Mar	30	Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
PROJECT		30	Bryophytes and Pteridophytes
	Apr	1	LECTURE: Conifers	Chpt 20
		1	LABORATORY: Conifer Reproduction/Conifers
12	Apr	6	LECTURE: Conifers
QUIZ		6	LABORATORY: Field Trip Conifers
PROJECT		8	Conifers
PROJECT		8	Conifers
13	Apr	13	LECTURE: Flowering Plants	Chpt 21/22
		13	LABORATORY: Flowering plant reproduction
		15	LECTURE: Flowering Plants
		15	LABORATORY: Flowers and Fruits
14	Apr	20	LECTURE: Flowering Plants
QUIZ		20	LABORATORY: field trip flowers
PROJECT		22	Flowering Plants
PROJECT		22	Flowering Plants
15 PROJECT	April	27	Fungi
PROJECT	April	27	Fungi
PROJECT	Apr	29	Algae
PROJECT	Apr	29	Algae
16
	May	4	Review
		4	Review
EXAM		6	LECTURE: Examination
EXAM		6	LABORATORY: Examination

PROJECT

1. Each Table in each laboratory is responsible for preparing a Poster Session on a topic ; each of you will have a 2 x 6 table as well as two 3x4 posters. You can use only one side of the poster.

2. Each Laboratory will prepare their topics covering one of the following groups of plants:

Fungi; Algae Bryophytes/Pteridophytes Gymnosperms Angiosperms

Students in each laboratory will be separated into 4 groups. Four groups will be responsible for one aspect of the group of plants in which the laboratory is involved. Aspects that will be covered are: ecology, form and function: anatomy (microscopic features), commerical uses of the organisms, and form and function: morphology (macroscopic features

4. The Poster Session will include posters as well as demonstrations of organisms.

The poster session will occur during specified dates in the cours. The poster session will consist of a lecture presentation that will provide guidance for what the students will have to learn from the poster and demonstrations. The lecture presentation will consist of the poster and demonstration. In addition, directions have to be provided to the students on their learning objectives. The poster session will occur on Mar 30 (bryophytes and pteridophytes), Apr 8 (conifers), Apr 22 (flowering plants), Apr 27 (fungi), and Apr. 29 (algae).

6. Additional Information on Poster Session:

the poster session has to include activities that provides the audience (your fellow students in this instance) some way to interact with the material. Since this poster will function as new material as well as review in some instances, you need to be creative in a way that you get your audience and your fellow students to interact with the material. See #11,

b. the students who are available for questions from the audience can not:

study, read, or do homework; the object of the poster is to interest your audience in the subject matter.

have a friend accompany them

7. You are expected to carry on discussions on the project over most of the entire school year. Each table is to provide the laboratory instructor with a written report summarizing the prior weeks activities on the project. Topics of the reports are suggested in the left-hand column and begin with report in the course calendar.

8. The Poster session, oral presentations, and hours anwering questions are equivalent to the final examination in this course. Grades will be based on quality of presentation and ability to answer questions during the presentation. All students in each of the five groups will receive the same grade.

NOTE: Content and Objectives of the Poster Session. The Botany Poster Sessionis will present new material and review of the material covered. Questions on the new material will occur in both the Lecture Examination and the Laboratory Examination given on Tuesday, May 6. Your project should present this material in a way that you as students can best learn the material, so be creative. At your table, you are expected to have at least:

study questions to aid students in reviewing the material in lecture and in laboratory,
a vocabulary list
any other guide to aid in studying.

All of the instructors in the class will review the questions and it is our intent to choose design the final examination using the questions which you provide.

GRADES

Project:

You will receive a point value for your project from 0-100; each instructor will grade all the projects in the class except the projects in their laboratory.

In addition, each instructor will give a score of 1-10 on the project in their laboratory. The grade will be based on their evaluation of the completed projecton of the instructor's class and but it will also include an evaluation of the function of the project groups as to response to instructor's suggestions, meeting the deadlines on the syllabus, and other such information.

The 100 point grade will be a part of each students' grade in the class.

The 1-10 grade will be used as follows:

Grade

Number of quizzes to be substitured for 1-100 pt. exam

Percentage to added to or substracted from the 100 point grade on the project.

9.5-10

2

10% added

9.0-9.4

3

5% added

8.5-8.9

3

2.5% added

8.0-8.4

3

0%

7.0-7.9

4

0%

6.0-6.9

4

10% substracted

0-5.9

4

20% substracted

Basis of Grades

A. Grades based on percentages of highest score in course

B. Final Grades given only after consultation with laboratory instructor; grades can be lowered or raised.

perecentage of highest score in class		grade

100-93	=	A
92-90	=	A-
89-88	=	B+
87-83	=	B
82-80	=	B-
79-78	=	C+
77-73	=	C
72-70	=	C-
69-68	=	D+
67-60	=	D
59- 0 .	=	F

Grade	Number of quizzes to be substitured for 1-100 pt. exam	Percentage to added to or substracted from the 100 point grade on the project.
9.5-10	2	10% added
9.0-9.4	3	5% added
8.5-8.9	3	2.5% added
8.0-8.4	3	0%
7.0-7.9	4	0%
6.0-6.9	4	10% substracted
0-5.9	4	20% substracted