Pamela J. W. Gore and Essie Smith
Georgia Perimeter College
Fall 2007
The schedule is tentative and subject to change, particularly with respect
to field trips and the weather.
| Date | Life Science (Monday) | Earth Science (Wednesday) | |
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| 1 | Aug 20-22, 2007 | Classes begin. Go over syllabus Pre-course assessment Logic cube Corn seedling activity (preparation) Begin collection of news articles on current issues relating to life science, agriculture, and medicine |
Corn seedling activity (observation) Mystery Bags Seasons Sun angle and sundial activity
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| 2 | Aug 27-29, 2007 | Corn seedling (observation) Biotic vs. abiotic (cards, items, PowerPoint) Pond scum (observation) Fast Plants (preparation) |
Moon Phases
Activity (Earth-moon-sun lab ) |
| 3 | Sept 3-5, 2007 | Sept 3 - Labor Day holiday | Planets - relative size and order Solar system models |
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Field trip to
Fernbank Science Center Planetarium (page 1) (page 2 - schedule) Thursday or Friday night 8 pm, or The Sky Tonight on Saturday at 11 am. Observatory with 36" telescope on clear Thursdays and Fridays from dark to 10:30 pm |
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| 4 | Sept 10-12, 2007 | Classification (Diversity of
organisms, ecology) Invertebrate classification Hay infusion (preparation) Pond scum (observation) Fast Plants |
Earth Systems Activity - Visualizing Earth GLOBE Climate visualizations
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| 5 | Sept 17-19, 2007 | Field trip - Forty Oaks Conservation Park
(Leaf identification, invertebrate collection) Assignment: Bring a collection of organisms to class |
Biology activities Communities Habitat Hold-Em |
| 6 | Sept 24-26, 2007 |
Equinox activity:
Calculate the circumference of the Earth (do at 1 pm on Sept 24). Fast Plants (observation) Classification of organisms |
Water cycle, states of water, how weather relates to the
water cycle and position of Earth and Sun
Weather Activity |
| 7 | Oct 1-3, 2007 | Fast plants (observation) |
Weather Activity |
| 8 | Oct 8-10, 2007 |
Portfolios due
Review |
Midterm Exam |
| October 12/13/14 Weekend: Georgia Geological Society Field Trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains | |||
| 9 | Oct 15-17, 2007 | Oct 15 - Midpoint of the semester Midterm follow-up and discussions Finish leaf collections and classification |
Ward's "Know Your Minerals" Ward's "Know Your Rocks" Rock cycle |
| 10 | Oct 22-24, 2007 | Biogeochemical cycles Assignment: Biogeochemical cycles activity Fast Plants (observation)Cells, structure and function |
Plate tectonics Lab Earthquakes and volcanoes |
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October 12/13/14 Weekend: Skidaway Coastal Field Trip |
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| 11 | Oct 29-31, 2007 | Owl pellets
Osmosis (movement of molecules) Fast Plants (observation) |
Field trip to Stone Mountain (Rocks, Ecological succession) Weathering and soil formation |
| Geological Society of America meeting Oct 28-31 | |||
| 12 | Nov 5-7, 2007 | DNA Cell division Onion root tip lab, mitosis Onion root tip flash cards Plant corn for genetics Fast Plants (observation) |
Field Trip - Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve Collect mud for Winogradsky Column Measure water chemistry Ecosystem exploration
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| 13 | Nov 12-14, 2007 | Cell division (meiosis) Life cycle of Fern (observation) Fast Plants (observation) Corn - inheritance of characteristics |
Start Winogradsky columns
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| 14 | Nov 19-21, 2007 |
Life cycle of Fern (observation)
Fast Plants (observation) |
Nov 21-25 - No classes. Thanksgiving. |
| 15 | Nov 26-28, 2007 | Photosynthesis
Effect of macronutrients on plant growth Life cycle of Fern (observation) Fast Plants (observation) |
Fossil Lab Geologic processes - erosion and deposition |
| 16 | Dec 3-5, 2007 | Comparative anatomy Life cycle of Fern (observation) Fast Plants (observation) Dec 7 - Last day of classes |
GA landforms |
| 17 | Dec 10-12, 2007 | Final exam period Dec 10-16 | The exam for this class is Thurs Dec 13, 1-3 pm |
Updated September 22, 2007
Updated October 16, 2007