| Week of | Lecture | Laboratory |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 | READ CHAPTER 10 AND COMPLETE YOUR - TO BE HANDED IN AT OUR FIRST LAB PERIOD NEXT WEEK. No lecture this week | START WORKING ON YOUR LAB PRESENTATION. |
| Jan 13 | Chapter 6: Course introduction; Reproduction; Chapter 7 and 10: Patterns of animal development and body plans | , discussion and submission of first-day assignments, catch-up on lecture notes; Check out equipment, laboratory safety; laboratory policies and procedures |
| Jan 21 (Extended Weekend Jan 18- 20) | Chapter 11: Classification of organisms | Keying |
| Jan 27 | Chapter 26: Introduction to the phylum Chordata | Observation of Jawless fishes |
| Feb 3 | Chapter 27: Jawless fish | |
| Feb 10 | Chapter 27: Sharks | Shark dissection |
| Feb 19 (Extended Weekend Feb 15-18) | Chapter 27: Bony fish | Perch dissection |
| Feb 24 | Chapter 28: Amphibians | |
| Mar 3 | Chapter 28: Amphibians | Start frog dissection |
| Mar 17 (Spring Break Mar 8-16) | Chapter 28: Amphibians | Finish frog dissection |
| Mar 24 | Chapter 29: Reptiles | Start quail egg incubation |
| Apr 2 (Extended Weekend Mar 29 - Apr 1) | Chapter 29: Reptiles | Quail egg hatching |
| Apr 7 | Chapter 30: Birds | Field trip: OKC Zoo (half of the class only; other half will work on lab presentations) |
| Apr 14 | Chapter 30: Birds | Field trip: OKC Zoo (half of the class only; other half will work on lab presentations) |
| Apr 22 (Extended Weekend Apr 19 -21) | Chapter 31: Mammals | |
| Apr 28 | Chapter 31: Mammals | Lab presentations |
| May 4 | Chapter 31: Mammals | Finish lab presentations |
| May 13 (Extended Weekend May 10-12) | Appendix A: Development of Zoology | Catch up and review; Clean up and check in equipment |
| May 19 | Catch up and review | No lab this week |
Final Exams: May 23 and 27 - 30 (Extended Weekend May 24 - 26); exact time and
location of Final Exam TBA
Professor: Dr. Joe Shellhammer (jshellha@bashful.ossm.edu)
Text: INTEGRATED PRINCIPLES OF ZOOLOGY, 10TH ED.