Biology Open Education Resources

OER @ City Tech Biology

Open educational resources (OER) are free and distributable teaching materials. This site is a sponsored by the Ursula Schwerin Library to select and curate resources for use in General Biology 1 and Molecular & Cell Biology.

Table of Contents

The NYCCT General Biology 1 Lab will follow the sequence below:

WEEK	EXERCISE
I	The Microscope: Basic skills Scientific Method Reporting in Science
II	Chromatography Measurements in Science: Metric System Quantitative Skills
III	Chemistry of Water Atoms Water pH: Acids, Bases and Buffers (activity)
IV	Biologically Important Molecules I: Carbohydrates & Lipids Basic Organic Chemistry Carbohydrates Activity
V	Biologically Important Molecules II: Proteins & Nucleic Acids Protein Activity Purification of DNA, Dische’s Test Review (concept map)
VI	Quantitative Determination of Proteins Beer’s Law (virtual) Protein Assay (large spec) Protein Assay (SpectroVis)
VII	Enzyme and Energy Enzyme Kinetics activity
VIII	Membranes and Biological Transport: Diffusion and Osmosis Size Gummy Cell Models Dialysis
IX	Cellular Energy Anaerobic and Aerobic Review (concept)
X	Photosynthesis Pigments Absorbance Spectra Light in Carbohydrate Synthesis Review (concept)
XI	Cell Division Mitosis: Estimating time of phases Chromosome Modeling Meiosis: Reduction Division and Gametogenesis Comparing Cell Division Chromosomes and Karyotypes
XII	Principles of Gel Electrophoresis
XIII	DNA Fingerprinting Analyzing DNA PCR Technology Forensics
XIV	Genetics Genetics of Taste Activity Counting Corn
XV	Statistics of genetics