Schedule - Fall Semester 2008
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Tuesday, September 2
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Intro to class Monarch Larvae observation/rearing Observing leaves |
Course packet (CP) Life Science Section: pages 5-51. Wildflowers of MN: pages 107 (Common milkweed) Arboretum visit (on your own) |
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Thursday, September 4
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Observation of monarch life cycle stations Introduction to the characteristics of trees Keying out Wildflowers of MN: Milkweed, Goldenrod, Black-eyed Susan, & Purple coneflower Oak trees: bur, swamp, pin and red |
Wildflowers of MN: MN Wildflowers pp iv-xii; Canadian Goldenrod (391), Black-Eyed Susan (359), Purple coneflower (147), Cup Plant (381) and New England Aster (139). Meet at the shelter area by the Interpretive CenterMN Trees: Pages 1-7 & 19-24 and the individual pages on bur, swamp, pin and northern red oaks Read Part 1 Last Child in the Woods |
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Tuesday, September 9
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Monarch Life Cycle & Anatomy
Arthropod traps at Mattson Hall |
Meet in Mattson Hall 102 Move to ARB: MN Trees: MN Trees: Pages 1-7 & 19-24 and the individual pages for selected trees. Monarch biology MN (PPT) Continued arthropod rearing |
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Thursday, September 11
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Collecting traps Insect Systematics |
Meet at shelter in ARB Collect and Key out Arthropods Insect Systematics PPT MN Trees: MN Trees: Pages 1-7 & 19-24 and the individual pages for the selected trees. MN Wildflowers pp iv-xiii & additional pages as plants
are identified Observation of additional arthropods Thinking about student misconceptions about buds and tree types |
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Tuesday, September 16
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Trees and Plants of MN Flowering Plants: Basic Plant Design |
Meet in shelter by ARB MN Trees, MN Wildflowers as specified Course packet (PPT section): Trees; Flowering plants: Basic Plant Design |
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Thursday, September 18
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Continued work on Identification of trees
and plants of MN
Observations of Interspecific interactions |
Meet in Interpretive Center MN Trees, MN Wildflowers as specified Course packet: Ecology & Interspecific Interactions PPT Complete Part 2: Last Child in the Woods |
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Tuesday, September 23
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Designing a research question, developing hypotheses and designing an experiment Begin Monarch Migration & Overwintering Natural Biomes of MN |
Meet in Nobel 222 Course Packet (PPT section): Natural Biomes of MN, Monarch life cycle & Reproduction) |
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Thursday, September 25
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Trees and Plants of MN |
Lab on your own Begin Rachel Carson's: Silent Spring Service Learning in Garden Maintenance (Friday, September 26: Day 2 |
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Tuesday, September 30
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Ecosystems, ecology and environment Metamorphosis |
Note: Change: Quiz 1 |
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Thursday, October 2
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Flower Reproduction Parasites and Disease |
Microscope use: Spore Checks Flower Dissection: CP: 73-77 First Silent Spring Discussion (chapters 1-6) Service Learning in Garden Maintenance (Day 3): 5:15-6:45 pm. |
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Tuesday, October 7
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Life Science: Defenses in organisms and camouflage (hide a buttergly) Experimental Design with random sampling techniques and the use of descriptive/inferential statistics Pollinators Class is from 6:00-7:45 pm only |
Attendance at one Nobel Lecture Hand outs on statistics Pollinators: The Birds and the Bees and… |
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Thursday, October 9
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Basics of flower reproduction and defenses of living organisms. | Course packet (PPT section): flower reproduction
Finish tree and wildflowers |
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Tuesday, October 14
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Silent Spring (parts of film)
Flow of Matter in an ecosystem (photosynthesis) |
Discussion of Silent Spring Book Chapters 7-12
Additional hand outs |
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Thursday, October 16
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Lab Quiz 2 Tree and Wildflower Books/Projects due Content for lab: TBD |
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Thursday, October 23
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Lab |
Final Carson (chapters: 8, 10, 11, 15, 16 & 17) discussion |
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Tuesday, October 28
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TBD |
Begin Selected Literature Discussions of three books (Chapters 1-3) Beyond DDT: Malaria & DDT |
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Thursday, October 30
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Experimental design due |
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Tuesday, November 4
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Physical Science 1 | |
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Thursday, November 6
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Lab | Exam 1 Literature discussions (part 2) |
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Tuesday, November 11
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Physical Science 2 | |
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Thursday, November 13
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Visiting scientist: Karen Oberhauser |
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Tuesday, November 18
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Physical Science, Design & Engineering 3 | |
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Thursday, November 20
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Physical Science Lab 1 | Lab prep: for teaching a lab with FOSS kits in physical science: Sound and energy unit. |
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Tuesday, November 25
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Physical Science 4 | Visiting engineer: Roz Dolid |
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Tuesday, December 2
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Physical Science 5 | |
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Thursday, December 4
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Physical Science Lab 2 | Teaching a lab with FOSS kits in physical science: Sound and energy unit. |
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Tuesday, December 9
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Physical Science 6 | Literature Synthesis paper due |
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Thursday, December 11
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Physical Science Lab 3 | Second Science Notebook Check Trip to Wilmarth RDF and Natural Gas plants in Mankato |
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Thursday, December 18
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FINAL: Exam 2 (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm) | Nobel Hall of Science Room 222 |
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