TOPIC

1.

Introduction and orientation; Review of safety rules, grading system, and materials requirements. Microscope review. Introduction to the Internet.

2.*

Introduction to scientific methodology; Experiment on the effect of drugs on a living system.

3.

Edit scientific paper produced in week 2.

4.

Biomolecules I; Build models of simple organic molecules, lipids, and polypeptides.

5.

Biomolecules II; Build models of monosacharides, disaccharides, polysaccarides, and nucleotide bases.

6.

Study of plant and animal cells; Observe, draw and label drawings of typical plant and animal cells and cell structures.

7.

Study of mitosis in plant and animal cells; Observe, draw and label drawings of plant and animal tissues which exhibit cells in various stages of mitosis.

8.

Cellular respiration; Study requirements and results of cellular respiration in plant and animal tissues.

9.

Photosynthesis; Isolate photosynthetic pigments from plant cells and document the light absorption properties of each.

10.

Molecular genetics; isolation of DNA

11.

The central dogma - simulation

12.

Simple Mendelian Genetics; Study and document phenotypic ratios in monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Calculate Chi-square values.

13. *

Human Genetics and the Hardy-Weinberg principle

14.

Ecology I; Diversity - Sampling

15.

Ecology II; Diversity - Calculation

16.

Environment: Field Trip