SAMPLE ONLY. MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE PARTICULAR BLOCK!
BY105 THE FLOWERING PLANT
Bl. 4 1996-97 Prof. Tass Kelso
428 Barnes X6405
Paraprof. Simon Keilty
477 Olin X6128
Class Times: Morning session will begin at 9:15 sharp! Afternoons at 1:30, unless otherwise noted. Textbook: Moore et al.: Botany (second edition) Other readings as assigned.
Mon. Nov. 24
Introduction to class; microscopes a.m.
Setup Mineral Nutrition Lab Horticulture (optional) p.m.
Tues. Nov. 25
Basics of Chemistry; Plant Cells a.m.
Soils p.m.
Reading: Chapts. 2,3, 20
Wed. Nov. 26
Tissues and Stems a.m.
Reading: Chapts. 12(262-274), 13,14 (308-313)
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Mon. Dec. 1
Woody Stems a.m.
Field Trip p.m.
Reading: Chapt. 16
Tues. Dec. 2
Lab Quiz! Growth and Development a.m.
Design a Lab p.m. Reading: Chapts. 12 (274-79), 18, 19
Wed. Dec. 3
Lab Writeups Due Roots and Leaves a.m.
Film: Ethnobotany/Finish up labs p.m.
Reading: Chapts. 14(313-331), 15, Epilogue (E2-27) Cox &
Balick article
Thurs. Dec. 4
Water Relations a.m.
Water Relations Lab p.m.
Reading: Chapt. 4, 21
Fri. Dec. 6
Results of Water Lab & a.m.
Project Consultations/Exam Review p.m.
Mon. Dec. 8
MIDTERM EXAM a.m.
Project Consultations p.m.
Tues Dec 9
Photosynthesis a.m.
Film: Greenhouse Effect p.m.
Reading: Chapts. 5, 7; Greenhouse Gases
Wed Dec. 10
Photosynthesis Lab a.m.
Results of Photo Labs/Climate Change p.m.
Reading: Bazazz et al. article
Thurs Dec. 11
Flowers I a.m.
Reading: Chapt. 10 (211-215); 17
Film: Sexual Encounters Ýof the Floral Kind p.m.
Fri Dec. 12
Flowers II: Pollination Ecology a.m.
Other plants: an overview
Projects p.m.
Reading: Chapt. 29, 30 and Buchmann & Nabhan article
Mon. Dec. 15
Fruits and Seeds a.m.
Film: Genetic Resources of Crops Projects/Results Mineral Nutrition
Lab p.m.
Reading: Chapt. 17 (402-411)
Tues. Dec. 16
Prepare Projects/Study for Final
Wed. Dec. 18
Present Projects/Study
Thurs. Dec. 19
Written Final
Friday Dec. 20
Lab Final
Note: The block does not end officially until noon on Friday, Dec. 19th. Your lab exam will take until approx. 11 a.m. Please do not schedule your departure for Christmas break until after that time. This is not a negotiable point.
Grading Your overall grade will be assessed with the following
percentages: Quiz 10%
Midterm 25%
Final 25%
Project 25%
Growth Lab 5%
Class Participation 10%