I’m starting Biology Lab class today. 7 weeks long. 1 credit. I wondered: “How can they do a 1 Credit Biology lab ONLINE? Dissect a frog with robots!?” No, but it’s this, and now it makes sense.
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You will complete 13 assignments. Assignments are worth up to 838 points toward your final grade. Assignments are graded based on the correctness of each question or prompt.
Assignment: Scientific Method Lab
Students will perform various metric conversions and explore the steps of the scientific method. The Scientific Method Lab will be graded based on the correct completion of questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 86 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Atomic Structure Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help illuminate the properties and characteristics of sub-atomic particles, specifically as it relates to the mass and charge of an atom. This assignment will also focus on the configuration of electrons in an atom. This assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 88 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Macromolecules Lab
This assignment will allow students an opportunity to test various macromolecules using common biochemical indicators. The Macromolecules Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 46 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Cells and Microscopy Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students connect microscopy images of plant and animal cells with prominent cell features. The Cells and Microscopy Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 34 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Diffusion Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students visualize how mass, concentration, and temperature affect the rate of diffusion. The Diffusion Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 38 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Respiration Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students make connections between activity occurring at a cellular level with the activity occurring in the organism as a whole. The Respiration Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 48 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Mitosis Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students connect the names of the various phases of the cell cycle to how the cells appear microscopically. In addition, students will relate the events that occur within various phases to the amount of time it takes these processes to be completed. The Mitosis Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory tables throughout the lab. This lab is worth 110 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Human Genetics Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students relate genetic traits to their genotype and phenotype. Also, this exercise examines how genes are passed to offspring and the probability that particular genotypes will be inherited. The Human Genetics Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 98 points toward your final grade. Note: There is a discussion assignment, worth up to 25 points toward your final grade, for this lab.
Assignment: Evolution Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students apply their understanding of natural selection. In this exercise, various populations will be subjected to predatory forces. Students will predict the effect of this natural selective force. The Evolution Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 48 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Protista and Fungi
Lab The goal of this exercise is to help students examine physical and biochemical traits to identify specific Protist and Fungi species. The Protista and Fungi Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 54 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Plant Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students apply their understanding of reproductive biology to identify specific plant species. The Plant Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 50 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Animal Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students examine a variety of characteristics to compare and contrast various Animal Phyla. The Animal Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 40 points toward your final grade.
Assignment: Ecology and Ecosystems Lab
The goal of this assignment is to help students apply their understanding of ecological terms to ecological models, food chains, and food webs. Also, students will decipher how their lifestyle choices may impact others and the planet as a whole. The Ecology and Ecosystems Lab assignment will be graded based on the correct completion of the laboratory questions throughout the lab document. This lab is worth 98 points toward your final grade.
Quizzes Each module has a quiz to test your understanding of the terms and knowledge from each lab. Further details for each quiz are located in the specific module. There are no time limits but only one attempt is allowed per quiz. Quizzes are worth various points, as indicated in the online classroom, for a total of 102 points toward your final grade.
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