Information for the BIO 103 Open Lab at Calhoun Community College!

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All Students are required to perform labs 1 through 10 - These are Core Labs. (Special Note Below)
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Lab 1 Biology Alive: An Introduction to Biology Lab January 9 - January 21(Special Note Below)
Lab 2 Use of the Compound Microscope January 17 - January 28
Lab 3 Study of Biochemical Compounds January 30 - February 11
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Lab Test 1 - February 13 (begins at 5:30 pm) through February 18
Covers Labs 1,2, and 3 (10 questions from each)
Sign up for a specific time to take the test in Huntsville or Decatur Labs
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Lab 4 The Cell February 20 - March 4
Lab 5 Photosynthesis and Respiration February 27 - March 11
Lab 6 DNA and Mitosis March 6 - March 18
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Lab Test 2 - March 27 (begins at 5:30 pm) through April 1
Covers Labs 4, 5, and 6 (10 questions from each)
Sign up for a specific time to take the test in Huntsville or Decatur Labs
Lab 7 .From DNA to Protein (Cyber-Ed CD- ROM) Anytime (in Lab, SLC, LRC or Library)
Lab 8 Meiosis April 3 - April 25
Lab 9 Genetics April 3 - April 25
Lab 10 Classification April 3 - April 25 (Special Note Below)
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Lab Test 3 - April 26 (begins at 5:30 pm) through May 2
Covers Labs 7,8, 9, and 10 (10 questions from each)
Sign up for a specific time to take the test in Huntsville or Decatur Labs
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Additional Labs assigned by SOME instructors
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Lab 11 DNA Isolation Available only April 3 - April 15
Lab 13 Genetics Problems Anytime
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OPEN LAB HOURS OF OPERATION
Decatur Campus Huntsville Campus
DAY EVENING DAY EVENING
Monday
CLOSED
CLOSED
1:00 - 3:00
5:30 - 9:00
Tuesday
9:00 - 3:00
5:30 - 9:00
CLOSED
5:30 - 9:00
Wednesday
9:00 - 3:00
5:30 - 9:00
1:00 - 5:30
5:30 - 9:00
Thursday
9:00 - 3:00
5:30 - 9:00
1:00 - 3:00
5:30 - 9:00
Friday
9:00 - 12:00
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
Saturday
8:30 - 12:30
CLOSED
8:30 - 12:30
CLOSED
SPECIAL NOTES !!!!
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Note 1 Lab will be CLOSED on January 16, March 2, and March 20 - 25 (Spring Break)
Note 2 Labs will begin at all sites on Monday, January 9, 2006
Note 3 Last day for student lab experiments will be Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Directions to Huntsville and Decatur Laboratories
The Huntsville Lab is located in the Research Park Campus on Wynn Drive - Room 169. 
  1. Take the Old Madison Pike exit from I-565 near the Space and Rocket Center.
  2. Turn onto Old Madison Pike away from the Space and Rocket Center, and follow Old Madison Pike to the first traffic light.
  3. Turn North (right) at the traffic light onto Wynn Drive.
  4. Calhoun is the first building on your left.
  5. Continue past the first entrance (faculty / staff parking) to the parking lot entrance in the rear of our building (the second entrance).
  6. Park in the rear and enter the main door on the back side of the building.
  7. From the main hall, turn right at the first hallway, and then turn right again at the next hallway.
  8. At the end of this hallway turn left and go to the next to last door on the right - this is Room 169.  The sign on the door says "Biology Lab".

The Decatur Campus Lab is located in the Rice Science Center - Room 201. 

  1. From Huntsville, go west on I-565 and pass under the I-65 interchange and continue west as if going to Decatur.
  2. Turn North (right) on HWY 31 just before you get to the causeway into Decatur.
  3. When you pass the Hardee's on your right on HWY 31, go to the SECOND TRAFFIC LIGHTand turn into the Calhoun Campus.
  4. The SECOND BUILDING on your right is the Rice Science Center.
  5. When you enter the double doors at the front of the science building turn right at the gray interior doors and go upstairs.
  6. Turn right at the top of the stairs and go to the end of the hall.  Room 201 is the LAST DOOR on the LEFT.