October 2008

We'll be finishing serial dilutions and getting into pH, plant tissue culture, and lab skills.

for the homework page click here: October homework

October 2008
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat
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Ag or space biotech info:

 

assignment

 

list of topics

post-discussion paragraph stamped for on time and collected

 

Ag biotech presentation

 

serial dilution lab day 2

 

spectroscopy handout 1

handout 2

 

agenda

need to finish day 2 of the lab today

 

BRING your purple folder; we will work on reflection set 2 in class.

 

We will also work on readings about human cloning: what it is, the US position statement on it, maybe more info.

article 1

article 2

article 3

article 4

article 5

 

Info about the serial dilution un- lab report will be provided.

 

On-time stamp sheet turned in.

 

agenda

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Monday Discussion

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation

Biotech math part 3: pH and buffers

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation

 

worksheet for part 3

 

agenda

pH lab

 

 

turn in lab notebook

 

on-time stamp for answering the questions to the serial dilution and spectroscopy lab.

 

 

answer key for pH homework

 

agenda

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Indigineous People's day; no school

Finish pH lab

 

review sheet for test

 

agenda

TEST:

Biotech math part 2

serial dilutions

 

plant lab overview

 

 

 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Monday

discussion- Hannah and Allison- stem cell research

link to article

link to other article

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Anna: biological pest control

What's up with the African Violet and other plant labs?

 

Set up plant tissue culture lab

 

agenda

Cut up leaves for plant tissue culture; set up leaves (2)

2 Ag or Space biotech presentations

 

end of Quarter 1!

 

agenda

26 27 28 29 30 31 Nov 1
Grading day; no classes

micropipetting basics

 

measuring volume

 

micropipetting basics on paper

 

Start tube and tip sets

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Hasani: west nile virus

more micropipetting

 

Tube and Tip Set

 

Halloween!

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Ai: Rhizobium and N fixation

 

article for Nov 3

 

review sheet for Nov 7 test