1. There is no lecture next Monday, September 6th due to the Labor Day Holiday.
There will be no lab on Monday, September 6th or Tuesday, September 7th due to the holiday.

2. Your next laboratory quiz is Wednesday, September 8th or Thursday, September 9th.
You should be studying Lab #3 on systematics and taxonomy. Review the terms and diagrams from the board for this lab, early animal development and scientific techniques to determine the evolutionary relationships between species in preparation for this
Lab Quiz #3. There will be one question on this quiz from the Lab #4 from the lake trip.

3. All previous labs, quizzes and assignments will be returned in lab next week.

4. Lab #3 and Lab #4 are due at the beginning of lab on Wednesday, September 8th or Thursday, September 9th - be sure to complete all of the labs including homework.

5. Your third assigment is posted under Assignments above. This assignment on atoms and biomolecules is due Thursday, September 9 to Blake or in his box in the Biological Sciences Office (EBS 212) by no later than 5 pm. Complete and turn in the first and second assignments for partial credit if you have not already.

6. You should be reading the following chapters in the Hickman textbook:
CHAPTERS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 36, 37 & 38 and for lab: CHAPTERS 6, 9, 10, 11 & 12
These are all the chapters that include information relevant to the first exam.

7. You should review the lecture notes as indicated on the Lecture Notes page.

8. Take a few minutes to complete the web based learning styles surveys to learn more about how your brain works via the links under Lecture Notes/Bulletins.

9. The first exam is Monday, September 20th. Start looking at the exam review questions for the first exam. I am still updating the review questions. I will post the final version of these by our next lecture for you to study for the first exam. Most of the questions on the first page of the review will remain so you can start working on these (just note that some numbers may change).

10. Read the Paper Guidelines under Reviews & Skills above and start thinking about an invertebrate structure paper topic.

11. There are Animal Biology tutors that are available weekly in the Biological Sciences Tutor Room (EBS 125 = the corner room on the first floor near the stairs). Additional tutor hours and reviews will be scheduled in the week before each exam.
Tutoring will begin next week on Monday, August 30th.

Jonathan's Hours are:
Mondays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Feel free to e-mail me, Blake Barron, anytime regarding anything about the course at:

zoo@biosciweb.net

Come meet new friends and have fun with the Biology Club...                      

Join the Biology Club
Come to a meeting -- there are no requirements for membership
other than a curiosity about the natural world

                         
Friday, September 17 at 10:30 am
EBS 209 - Animal Biology Lab

Majors and Non-Majors Students Welcome!
We will be electing officers, planning for activities, fundraising, field trips, meetings, and community outreach including:

• Upcoming diving certification classes
• Club hikes on local trails to examine flora and fauna including a spider walk for Halloween
• Elementary school biology education presentations
• Local environmental cleanup activities
• Excursions to the SB and LA Natural History Museum and SB Zoo
• An adventurous camping trip in the spring
• Tidepooling and Whale Watching fieldtrips
• Come get to know your fellow biologists!