Tentative Course Schedule
To-Do Date: Jan 15 at 11:59amTentative course schedule
Readings, topics, and due dates for the semester. If this schedule needs to change, I will send a course announcement.
| Week | Date | AZ Schedule - Wednesday | Alternate Schedule For Climate Action Night | |
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1
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1/13 | Intro | ||
| taxonomy & Bio hierarchy | Understanding Science & 5-Second Rule I | |||
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2
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1/20 | MLK | ||
| Bio molecules | 5-Second Rule II -- Water I | |||
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3
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1/27 | |||
| Digestive System | Water II | |||
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4
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2/3 | Cell membranes/ | ||
| Cell Respiration | Microscope I - dissection | |||
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5
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2/10 | Type I vs. Type II, neg feedback | ||
| TBD | ||||
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6
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2/17 | Presidents Day | ||
| Cell signaling | Enzymes | |||
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7
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2/24 | Covid: cell types vs viruses | ||
| MicrogreensI - cmpost | ||||
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8
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3/3 | DNA RNA Proteins | ||
| Evolution | Intro to CAN | |||
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9
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3/10 | Immune System | ||
| Microgreens II | 6pm Legislative Training | |||
| 3/17 | Spring Break | Btwn 3/12-3/31 | ||
| Schedule time to work | ||||
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10
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3/24 | vaccines | ||
| Microgreens III | with group members on project | |||
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11
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3/31 | Cesar Chavez | ||
| Ntrl selection | Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration | Work on CAN in lab | ||
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12
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4/7 | zoonnotic disease | ||
| Intro to SCA | Work on CAN Presentation in lab | |||
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13
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4/14 | Climate vs. Weather, and Carbon cycle | ||
| SCA | Final Draft of Presentation Due | |||
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14
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4/21 | Climate change evidence and Paleoclimate | ||
| Microscope II - compound | CAN - Thurs 4/24 4-7pm | |||
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15
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4/28 | Climate Impacts | ||
| TBD | ||||
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16
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5/5 | Fire ecology | ||
| SCA | ||||
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17
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5/12 | Climate change solutions | ||
| SCA presentations | ||||
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18
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5/19 | Final exams | ||