BI101 • Instructor: Jess Friel• Things to do before class starts:

• Sit where you want to work all term.• As you wait for class to start, introduce yourself to the students

around you.

Syllabus

Jessica FrielPhone: 503.316.3202Email: jessica.friel@chemeketa.eduWebsite: http://jfriel.wikispaces.com/BI101-+Salem+Lab

Required Materials• Access to the Internet– At school or at home, but you must have it!

• BI101 Lab Packet– Make sure you have it before class on Wednesday

this week.• Bring the entire packet to class every day.

– It includes Pre-labs which will be graded and must be completed before you come to lab.

GradingLab Assignments Points

Pre-lab worksheets (8 @ 10 points) 80 Lab Packets (3 @ 15 points) Post-lab worksheets (5 @ 15 points)

45 75

Course Project (multiple parts) 70

90-100% A 80-89.9% B 70-79.9% C 60-69.9% D Less than 59.9% F

The grading scale is a standard, firm scale as follows

Read Through

• Expectations• Attendance• Punctuality• Student Services• Academic Integrity

Labs

• Based on exercises in the lab packet. • Students will work in groups in lab and cooperation is

expected. • Lab exercises will consist of observation and / or

experimental work. • Critical thinking skills will be essential and participation in

lab activities is mandatory.• Preparation for lab includes reading the lab packet and

bringing necessary materials (e.g. textbook, lab packet, etc). • You can also look at materials in the open lab (8/230) but

this doesn’t work for all labs and they don’t have assistants in the open lab that know about each lab, you will be on your own.

Lab Assignments

• Pre-Lab: Due before the lab begins

• Post-Lab: Given to you after you have completed your lab and all questions in the lab

• Lab packet: for three of the labs we will not have Post-Labs, instead you will be turning in the lab packet

• Course project: is a chance for you to explore volunteer opportunities in environmental science. A detailed description of the course project will be provided in class.

Lab Schedule

Due dates for Cascade trip:Pre-Lab Cascade Trip due as you get on the bus

for that tripLab Packet for the Cascade trip is due in my

mailbox by Oct. 19th by 5:00pm

* Meet in classroom ** Be sure to sign-up and attend one (1) of the trips to the Cascades. ***Email me the PowerPoint Presentation for your project the day before

Week

Date Lab Assignments Due

1 9/26 Dichotomous KeysPre-lab 1: Dichotomous Keys

 

2 10/3 County Park Trip-Bonesteele Park*

Post-Lab 1: Dichotomous Keys Pre-lab 2: Bonesteele Park Trip “Organization List” WorksheetAll of these assignments are due when getting on bus for Bonesteele

3 10/10 No Lab **(field trip compensation)

Lab 2: Bonesteele Field Trip Packet All of these assignments are due in my mail box by Oct 10th, 5pm

4 10/17 Microscopy & Aquatic LifeSummary of Scheduled ActivitiesPre-lab 4: Microscopy & Aquatic Life 

5 10/24 World PopulationsPre-lab 5: World PopulationsPost-Lab 4: Microscopy & Aquatic Life

6 10/31 SymbiosesPre-lab 6: SymbiosesPost-Lab 5: World Populations

7 11/7 Antimicrobial CompoundsPre-lab 7: Antimicrobial CompoundsLab 6: Symbioses

8 11/14 No Lab **(field trip compensation)

Individual Journal Assignment Due in my mail box by Nov 14th, 5pm

9 11/21 Carbon CycleAntimicrobial Observations

Pre-lab 8: Carbon Cycle 

 

10 11/28 Environmental Presentations

Lab 7: Antimicrobial CompoundsPost-Lab 8: Carbon Cycle PowerPoint Presentation (11/27) *** Reference List (11/28)

No labs during finals week!

Field trips• Mesker County Park

– October 3rd from 11:30-3:30

• Cascades Trip:– Must sign up for one of the following time:

Saturday 10/6 7am-8pm CRN 34795

Sunday 10/7 7am-8pm CRN 34796

Saturday 10/13 6am-7pm CRN 34797

Sunday 10/14 6am-7pm CRN 38597

Sunday 10/14 8am-9pm CRN 38598

BIOLOGY LAB SAFETY REGULATIONS & STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Read these carefully. You are responsible for them! 1. Science labs are inherently dangerous due to chemicals present. Eating and drinking are prohibited in the labs. 2. In case of injury, get the instructor, send someone for the instructor, or call for help immediately. 3. Know where the fire extinguisher is. In case of fire in the lab, use common sense and play it safe. If it’s your clothes on fire, yell "FIRE" and roll on the floor or use a coat to smother flames. Chemical fires are dangerous. Water will often only make the situation worse. If you see abundant flames or smell smoke from and unknown source, you should call out "FIRE" and calmly, but quickly, evacuate the building, insisting others leave as well. 4. If you spill chemicals on yourself or your clothes, rinse the area immediately with running water. If you splash chemicals in your eyes, go immediately to the eye wash station, turn on cold water, remove the red caps and lean down so that the water bubbles into your eyes. Keep rinsing while holding your eyes open and send someone else to get the instructor! 5. Protect your eyes. Handle all chemical, including stains, below eye level. Wear protective goggles or glasses whenever you work with chemicals or microbes.

BIOLOGY LAB SAFETY REGULATIONS & STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

6. Wash your hands with soap and water whenever leaving the lab for a break or at the end of class. 7. Wash your work area and spray it down with the disinfectant provided before each lab begins. 8. Closed-toed shoes must be won at all times in the lab. Long pants are preferred, even in warm weather, to protect legs. Old clothes without baggy sleeves are recommended. 9. Keep the lab counter uncluttered. Stow extra books and coats on the back counter if available. 10. If you have long hair, tie it back to keep it out of your eyes and the chemicals. 11. Clean-up is your responsibility. Wash down your work area to remove spilled chemicals at the end of lab. Wash all glassware and dry it, including slides and cover slips. Sweep up broken glass and deposit it in the special cardboard container provided (not in the trash cans). Clean out the sink if you have used it. 12. Know what you are working with at all times and be prepared should something go wrong. Read the lab in advance and precisely follow all directions!!!

Environmental Action Project• One of the main goals of BI101 is to help you gain

an understanding of how you and your lifestyle impact our planet.

• Have you heard in the news that human impacts on the planet have extreme consequences. What can you do about this problem?

• One of the goals of this project is to make you aware of the numerous environment-related volunteer opportunities available in the Willamette Valley area.

Environmental Action Project• You will work with a group of students from your

lab to choose and participate in an activity.

• At the end of the term, you will turn in a personal journal worksheet and your group will provide the class with a short oral presentation (including pictures from your volunteer activity).

• More information will be distributed on this project throughout the term.

General Overview

Week Activity

1 Instructor assigns each student to a working group Each working group determines their top three choices of environmental groups.

2

Due from the group at the bus for the Bonesteele/Metsger field trip: List of 3 organizations (worksheet provided in class)

Your instructor will notify your group of which choice you are assigned by Monday of Week 3

3-8 Organize and complete your volunteer activity

8 Due: Individual Journal Worksheet

9 Work on your presentation Your instructor will be available in Lab to assist you with scanning photos and

develop your presentation

10 Group Presentations

Tentative Point Distribution

• Organization List – 5 Points – Turned in as a group

• Summary of Scheduled Activities– 5 Points – Turned in as a group

Tentative Point Distribution

• Individual Journal Worksheet – 20 Points – Each student will submit their own worksheet.– Students that do not participate in the volunteer

activity cannot submit this worksheet.

Tentative Point Distribution

• Presentation– 40 Points – Each group will prepare and present a visual

presentation about their volunteer experience.– Each student’s grade will be based on both

individual and group performance.

Tentative Point Distribution

• Team evaluation – 10 points– At the end of the term each student will

anonymously evaluate the participation of each team member.

Proof of Participation

You are required to submit proof of your participation in a volunteer activity. • You will be provided with an Individual Journal

Worksheet that includes space for the signature and contact information for the volunteer coordinator for your activity.

Proof of Participation• If your activity is not monitored by a member of

the environmental organization you are assisting, you can submit photographs taken at the beginning and at the end of your activity (turn on the date/time stamp for your camera!).

• We are aware that unique situations arise during volunteer activities.

• Please talk to your instructor to determine if you can submit an alternate form of proof of participation.

Getting Started on Your Service Project

• Please do not begin contacting environmental organizations until your choice has been approved by your instructor.

• Two groups in one lab section cannot perform service for the same organization.

• Some of organizations will have scheduled events that you can sign up for. You may need to contact other organizations to arrange an activity.

• The volunteer activity you perform must be related to serving the environment.

Getting Started on Your Service Project

• As you make your plans, take a look ahead at the Individual Journal Worksheet. Will the activity you are planning allow you to answer the required questions? If not, you may want to choose another activity

• Going door-to-door for fundraising, signature gathering, etc. participating in fundraising parties, and making phone calls are not acceptable activities for this assignment. Your activity should directly involve working with the environment (trail building, stream renovation, etc).

• We do not feel that picking up garbage at a park or weeding flowerbeds provides sufficient experience for this project, but there are exceptions. The final decision is your instructor’s.

Photographs

• Each group is required to show photographs of their volunteer activity in the presentation at the end of the term. Make sure you have a camera with you! If you plan to use photographs as proof of participation, your camera must be able to produce a time and date stamp on the print.

Oregon Organizations:Audubon Society - Portland/Salem

Bark (preservation of forest on Mt. Hood)Central Oregon Environmental Center

Earthday NetworkEarth Share of Oregon

Eugene Tree FoundationFriends of Trees

Nature Conservancy of Oregon Oregon Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeOregon Department of ForestryOregon Environmental Council

Oregon Natural Resources CouncilOregon State Parks (contact specific park)

Oregon TroutOregon Water Trust

Willamette Valley:

1000 Friends of OregonCounty & City Parks

Chemeketa Community CollegeThe Dirt (wetland restoration in south Portland)

Salem Audubon SocietyMarion/Polk watershed councils

Willamette River Keepers