Welcome Overview of BI 101
BI 101 Environmental Biology
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Environmental Biology has three topic areas:
Biodiversity
Variety of species on Earth.
Ecology
Species interacting with each other and their environment.
Conservation Biology
Human interactions with other species and the environment.
BI 101 has lectures, activities, & online resources
Lectures
Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. in LInC 100.
Laboratory
A longer activity that typically runs one hour and 50 minutes each week.
Recitation
A shorter activity that typically runs 50 minutes each week.
Online Resources
What you are doing right now, these prepare you each week for the lectures and activities.
This week (\”welcome week 0\”) includes lecture on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in LInC 100 and a 50-minute Flowers activity. Whether you are scheduled to have lab or recitation on Thursday or Friday, everyone is going to meet for 50 minutes to complete the Flowers activity.
Grades are based on exams, digital posts, and journals
Exams
There are two \”midterm\” exams during the course and a final exam.
Digital Posts
Most weeks you will be making science media and submitting it online on Canvas.
Journals
You will be making and submitting three journals of work.
Dates of exams and due dates for the digital posts and journals can be found in the course schedule.
Additional information on the exams and overall grading can be found in the course syllabus.
Details of the digital posts and journals can also be found at the BI 101 website.