{"id":8968,"date":"2026-07-15T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/?page_id=8968"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:07:06","slug":"fall-2026-lab-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/fall-2026-lab-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2026 Lab Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Students will attend In Person Labs every other week with Online Learning Assignments or Ecology Project Work the weeks they do not attend lab In Person.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Group 1 Lab Section #s (A, C, E, G)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Group 2 Lab Section #s (B, D, F, I)<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
201A
201C
201E
201G
201J<\/td>		202A
202C<\/td>		203A
203C
203E
203G
203J<\/td>		204A
204C<\/td>		205A
205C
205E
205G
205J<\/td>		206A
206C
206E
206G
206J<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
201B
201D
201F
201I
201K<\/td>		202B
202D<\/td>		203B
203D
203F
203I
203K<\/td>		204B
204D<\/td>		205B
205D
205F
205I
205K<\/td>		206B
206D
206F
206I
206K<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Consult the schedule below each week to determine the Lab topic and if you will meet in person in the lab or if you will work online on your own and\/or with your lab group outside of class. Refer to your Moodle lab site for all due dates.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NCSU Students can download Microsoft Office 365 from NC State\u2019s OIT(opens in new window)<\/a>  software site) for free.  We will use Excel or Google Sheets for graphing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dates<\/strong>
<\/th>		Group 1 Lab Sections<\/strong> Assignments & Due Dates<\/a><\/th>Group 2 Lab Sections<\/strong> Assignments & Due Dates<\/a><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Aug. 17-21<\/td>No Labs 1st week<\/em><\/td>No Labs 1st week<\/em>
<\/td><\/tr>
Aug. 24-28<\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 1<\/strong>
Getting Oriented<\/a> & Lab 1 Basic Laboratory Skills<\/a>

Introduction to Semester Ecology Project (Unit. 4.1 Leaf Herbivory)<\/td>		Online\/Unit 2<\/strong> Independent Learning: WildCam Testing Predictions and Analyzing Data (find in Moodle) <\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Aug. 31-Sept. 4<\/td>Online\/Unit 2<\/strong> Independent Learning: WildCam Testing Predictions and Analyzing Data (find in Moodle)

Collect Individual Ecology Data (Unit. 4.1 Leaf Herbivory)<\/td>		In Person\/Lab Unit 1<\/strong>
Getting Oriented<\/a> & Lab 1 Basic Laboratory Skills<\/a>

Introduction to Semester Ecology Project (Unit. 4.1 Leaf Herbivory<\/td><\/tr>
Sept. 7-11 Monday Labor Day Holiday
No In Person labs this week.<\/strong><\/td>		Online\/Unit 2.1<\/strong> Independent Learning: Stickleback Evolution (find in Lab Moodle)<\/td>Collect Individual Ecology Data (Unit. 4.1 Leaf Herbivory)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Sept. 14-18<\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 3<\/strong>
Scientific Method

Individual Ecology pictures, data & graphs due by Fri. 11:59PM, (Benchmark #1 Unit 4.1)<\/td>		Online\/Unit 2.1<\/strong> Independent Learning: Stickleback Evolution (find in Lab Moodle)<\/td><\/tr>
Sept. 21-25<\/td>Group Ecology Work Week 1
Benchmark #2 Lab Website Unit. 4.1
Group compilations

First draft Unit 2 WildCam Lab Report
ALL Due by Friday 11:59PM<\/td>		In Person\/Lab Unit 3<\/strong>
Scientific Method
Individual Ecology pictures, data & graphs due by Fri. 11:59PM, (Benchmark #1 Unit 4.1)<\/td><\/tr>
Sept. 28-Oct. 2
Tue Wellness day<\/td>		No labs due to Tuesday Wellness Day<\/em><\/td>No labs due to Tuesday Wellness Day<\/td><\/tr>
Oct. 5-9<\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 5<\/strong>
Speciation Lab (Bee Lab)
Final WildCam Lab Report due<\/td>		Group Ecology Work Week 1
Benchmark #2 Lab Website Unit. 4.1
Group compilations

First draft Unit 2 WildCam Lab Report
ALL Due by Friday 11:59PM<\/td><\/tr>
Oct. 12-16<\/td>Online\/Unit 6<\/strong> Group Ecology Work Week 2
Lab Website Unit. 4.1 Groups
work on project presentations.<\/td>		In Person\/Lab Unit 5<\/strong>
Speciation Lab (Bee Lab)
Final WildCam Lab Report due<\/td><\/tr>
Oct. 19-23
Fall Break M&T<\/td>		No labs due to Fall Break (M&T)<\/em><\/td>No labs due to Fall Break (M&T)<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Oct. 26-31<\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 7<\/strong>
Survey of Invertebrates and Fungi<\/td>		Online\/Unit 6<\/strong> – Group Ecology Work Week 2
Lab Website Unit. 4.1 Groups
work on project presentations.<\/td><\/tr>
Nov. 2-6<\/td>Online\/Unit 8<\/strong> Independent Learning: Biodiversity & Phylogeny (find in Lab Moodle)

Final Ecology Projects due by Friday 11:59PM.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td>		In Person\/Lab Unit 7<\/strong>
Survey of Invertebrates and Fungi<\/td><\/tr>
Nov. 9-13<\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 9<\/strong>
Nutritional Adaptations<\/td>		Online\/Unit 8<\/strong> Independent Learning: Biodiversity & Phylogeny (find in Lab Moodle)

Final Ecology Projects due by Friday 11:59PM.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Nov. 16-20<\/td>No Labs<\/em><\/td>In Person\/Lab Unit 9<\/strong>
Nutritional Adaptations<\/td><\/tr>
Nov. 23-27
W-F Thanksgiving break<\/td>		No Labs<\/em><\/td>No Labs<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Last days of classes
Dec. 2 Reading Day.
Dec. 3-9 Final Exams.<\/td>		No Labs<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td>No Labs<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>
<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/div>\n\n\n\n

**Lab Attendance, Effort & Participation<\/strong> (20 points) are based on your punctuality to lab and with assignment due dates, preparation, contributions to discussions, in-class and out of class group work & assignments, group research project, good attitude\/behavior, following lab policies and guidelines<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellent Participation = 16-20 pts<\/td>Inconsistent Participation = 5-9 pts<\/td><\/tr>
Good Participation = 10-15 pts<\/td>Poor Participation = 0-4 pts<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Students will attend In Person Labs every other week with Online Learning Assignments or Ecology Project Work the weeks they do not attend lab In Person. Group 1 Lab Section #s (A, C, E, G) Group 2 Lab Section #s (B, D, F, I) 201A201C201E201G201J 202A202C 203A203C203E203G203J 204A204C 205A205C205E205G205J 206A206C206E206G206J 201B201D201F201I201K 202B202D 203B203D203F203I203K 204B204D 205B205D205F205I205K […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":363,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8968"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9148,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8968\/revisions\/9148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-projects.wolfware.ncsu.edu\/bio-181-hybrid-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}