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Instructor: Dr. Catherine Paris;
TA: Kelly Finan
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Instructor: Dr. Catherine Paris;
TA: Kelly Finan
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DATE
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LECTURE TOPIC
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READING*
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QUIZZES1 |
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Jan. 14
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Course Introduction, Plants in Our Lives, The
Scientific Method
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Chapter 1
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| Introduction to Plant Life: Botanical Principles | |||||
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Jan. 16
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| Jan. 21 |
The Plant Body, cont. |
Chapter 3 |
Quiz 0 (practice) due 1/19 |
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Jan. 23
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The
Plant Body, cont.
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Chapter 3
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Jan. 28 and 30
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The
Plant Cell Tour of a Plant Cell Movie (CC) |
Chapter 2
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Quiz 1 due 1/26 | ||
| Feb. 4 and 6 |
Plant
Metabolism: Photosynthesis
and Respiration Photosynthesis Movie (CC) Cellular Respiration Movie (CC) |
Chapter 4 |
Quiz 2 due 2/2 | ||
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Feb. 11
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Chapter 4
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| Feb. 11 and 13 |
The
Plant Life Cycle: Flowers Movie: Flowers, the Secret Life (CC, 18:18 min) Movie: Meiosis (CC, 3:15 min) |
Chapter 5 |
Quiz 3 due 2/9 | ||
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Feb. 18
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Chapter 6
(focus on pp. 84-88) |
Quiz 4
due 2/16; BLOG POST #1 DEADLINE |
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Feb. 20
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Exam I (Chapters 1-6) | |
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Plants as Food
Sources
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Feb. 25
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The
Plant Life Cycle: Fruits and Seeds, cont. |
Chapter 6, pp. 84-88
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| Feb.
27 |
Origins of Agriculture |
Chapter 11
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March 3-7
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Spring Break |
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| March 11 & 13 |
Grasses that Feed the World: Wheat, Rice, and Maize (Corn) | Chapter 12 | Quiz 5 due 3/9 |
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| March 13-23 | Film: The Future of Food (Extra Credit) | ||||
| March 18 | Genetic
Engineering and Crop Plants, Guest speaker Dr.
Jeanne Harris |
Chapter 15
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Quiz 6 due 3/16 |
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March 20 |
The Nightshade Family: You Say "Potato," I say "Tomato" |
Chapter 6, pp. 89 & 92 Chapter 14, pp. 221-226 |
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| March 24-28 | Watch "Botany of Desire" video
(Required) |
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March 25 |
As American as ... |
Chapter
6, pp. 92-94 Chapter 13, pp. 205-210 |
Quiz 7 due 3/23 |
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| Plants and Human Health | |||||
| March 27 |
Plant Secondary Compounds; Stimulating Beverages | Chapter 16 | |||
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April 1
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Medicinal Plants |
Chapter 19
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Quiz
8 due 3/30; BLOG POST #2 DEADLINE |
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| April 3 | Exam II (Chapters 6-19) |
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| April 7-11 | Greenhouse Tour (self-guided) | ||||
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April 8
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Psychoactive Plants |
Chapter 20
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Other Products
Derived from Plants
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| April 10 | Chapter 17 | ||||
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April 15
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Chapter
4, pp. 50-54;
St. John's University Maple Sugaring website |
Quiz
9 due 4/13 |
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April 17
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Spices, Herbs, and Perfumes, cont. |
Chapter 17
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| Plants and the Environment | |||||
| April 22 | Natural Communities of Vermont | **T&S's WWW | Quiz 10 due 4/20 |
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April 24
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Tropical Forest Communities | Chapter
26, pp. 481-486 |
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April 29
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Quiz 11 due 4/27; BLOG POST #3 DEADLINE |
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May 8
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Final Exam, Room 235 MLS, 7:30 a.m. |
*Plants
and
Society,
6th
Ed.
E
Levetin
and
K.
McMahon,
McGraw Hill
1Quizzes
open
on
Thursday
and
remain
open
until
the following Sunday night at 11:59 p.m.
**T&S's
WWW:
"Understanding
Natural
Communities,"
from
Thompson
&
Sorenson's
"Wetland,
Woodland,
Wildland"
| Poisonous Plants | Chapter 21 |
| Introduction to Ecology | Chapter 26 |
