Welcome botany scholars

A copy of the course outline and class policies is available on the homework page. Generally speaking if you are looking for a copy of something that was shown (notes) or handed out in class (lab procedure, articles or homework) it will be on the homework page. I also am in the habit of posting review sheets exclusively on the web. If you can't find it ... look more carefully then email me. Just don't expect a response when Lost, 24 or Dirty Jobs is on.

Course Description: Botany

The focus of this semester course is to emphasize the continuous interaction of plants with the global environment by examining the structure and functions of their cells, tissues and organs. Students are expected to complete weekly readings from their primary text as well as additional articles from current scientific publications. Students will have the opportunity to examine how both biotic and abiotic factors impact plant growth and development. through hands-on labortory work in our greenhouse 

Students will maintain their personal collection of specimens in the greenhouse. Most plants will be grown from seeds and those plants that are not consumed as part of a lab will be taken home by the student at the completion of the class.

The laboratory/ greenhouse component of this class is integral to the understanding of the material. Students will be expected to work both independently and in groups to collect data, formulate hypotheses and execute labs. Students will occasionally need to collect data and/or tend to their plants outside of class..

Student will learn to utilize available technology to expedite data collection and analysis. By the conclusion of this course students will have been trained to use the following technologies:

- The Leica Microscopy Lab- Video networked microscopes
- The Pasco Xplorer GLX - Allows research grade datalogging of gasses, pH and many other environmental variables
- Mobile Laptop Lab- Graphing and Data Analysis using Excel and Pasco's Data Studio
- Timelapse Photography- Utilizing computer controlled cameras and video editing software to present data on the growth and response of plants to stimuli.

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