overview  location  400 Goddard Laboratories  time  F 11-1  syllabus  BIOL 150 Syllabus Most of this course is devoted to weekly hands-on biology activities which Penn students learn and then teach to biology students in a nearby public high school. Each week, Penn students learn the relevant biology background and techniques for a hands-on activity and then teach the hands-on activity to a small group of high school students. Topics for the hands-on activities include microbiology, genetics, and human physiology. The course begins with a few classes about successful approaches to teaching biology in urban high schools.

	professors Ingrid Waldron 203 Leidy Laboratories iwaldron@sas.upenn.edu +1 215 898.8396 Jennifer Doherty 321 Leidy Laboratories dohertyj@sas.upenn.edu +1 215 898.8608 teaching assistants NA

	course information textbook The readings will be from Campbell and Reece, Biology, 6th Edition, 2002 and from a Bulkpack which should be purchased from Wharton Reprographics. grading and exams Your grade will be based on the following: pop quizzes -- 30 points weekly reports -- 20 points 6-8 page paper -- 20 points subjective assessment of your participation at Penn and West -- 30 points lecture schedule Please refer to the BIOL 150 PDF talk schedule for more information on this course. academic integrity All relevant University policies regarding Academic Integrity must be followed. This includes no cheating, no plagiarism and reporting any knowledge thereof. Please consult the Student Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.college.upenn.edu/responsibilities/integrity.html

	downloads  schedules BIOL 150 Schedule  assignments + handouts NA  online Blackboard resources Blackboard site  exams NA

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Department of Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania

last updated January 13, 2004