Zoology Papers

The University of Lucknow faculty have redesigned their zoology papers to include more inquiry-based instruction.   The table below provides the STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES as well as lesson plans for how to teach the subject matter.   The lesson plans also include grading rubrics for evaluating the quality of the student performance of the learning activities.

Ecology Paper

   
Student Learning Outcomes for the Ecology Paper
  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts, components, operations and energy flows in an ecosystem
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of food chains, food webs and the various trophic levels in different ecosystems.
  3. Discuss the possible short and long term repercussions of interference with the food chains and webs on the ecosystem.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ecological niches.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the various abiotic and biotic factors that regulate ecosystems.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of population dynamics and the various factors influencing it.
  7. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ecological succession, its processes and circumstances.
  8. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding and identification ability of various adaptations found in natural surroundings with special reference to Aquatic, terrestrial, aerial and arboreal.
  9. Demonstrate the ability to effectively conduct virtual and real experiments based on the theoretical aspects of Ecology.
  10. Demonstrate understanding of statistical methods required to interpret ecological phenomena.
  11. Demonstrate ability to use statistical software MINITAB and SAS to interpret ecological data.
Ecology Lesson Plan Population dynamics: The different growth curves and their regulation

This lesson plan provides a description of how you would teach and conduct the learning activities in order to achieve one or more of the STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.
Faculty Author Geetanjali Mishra, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow, UP, India
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Genetics Paper

   
Student Learning Outcomes for the Genetics Paper
  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Mendel's principles of heredity on chromosomal basis.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the different kinds of crosses (monohybrid, dihybrid) and inheritance patterns (dominance, incomplete dominance, co-dominance, epistasis, multifactorial) alongwith examples.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of linkage and crossing over, interaction of genes and its role in inheritance patters.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of genetic mapping and sequencing
  5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of DNA in heredity, C- value paradox and the uniqueness of DNA as exploited in DNA fingerprinting.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of genetic diseases and abnormalities
  7. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sex-linked, sex-limited and sex-defined characters
  8. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sex determination and the techniques involved thereof.
  9. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of chromosomal abnormalities.
  10. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the use of genetics in improvement of life (eugenics)
  11. Demonstrate the ability to effectively conduct virtual and real experiments of genetics
  12. Demonstrate understanding of statistical methods required to interpret genetical phenomena.
  13. Demonstrate ability to use statistical software to interpret genetical data.
Genetics Lesson Plan Mendelian Genetics

This lesson plan provides a description of how you would teach and conduct the learning activities in order to achieve one or more of the STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.
Faculty Author Geetanjali Mishra, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow, UP, India
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Invertebrates I Paper

   
Student Learning Outcomes for the Invertebrates I Paper
  1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the classification of Protozoa, Porifera, Coelenterata, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes and Nematehelminthes.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the habits and habitat of Protozoa (Euglena, Monocystis and Paramecium), Porifera (Sycon), Coelenterata (Obelia and Aurelia), Platyhelminthes (Fasciola and Taenia) and Nematehelminthes (Ancylostoma).
  3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the morphology of Protozoa (Euglena, Monocystis and Paramecium), Porifera (Sycon), Coelenterata (Obelia and Aurelia), Platyhelminthes (Fasciola and Taenia) and Nematehelminthes (Ancylostoma).
  4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physiology of Protozoa (Euglena, Monocystis and Paramecium), Porifera (Sycon), Coelenterata (Obelia and Aurelia), Platyhelminthes (Fasciola and Taenia) and Nematehelminthes (Ancylostoma).
  5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the reproduction of Protozoa (Euglena, Monocystis and Paramecium), Porifera (Sycon), Coelenterata (Obelia and Aurelia), Platyhelminthes (Fasciola and Taenia) and Nematehelminthes (Ancylostoma).
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the development of Protozoa (Euglena, Monocystis and Paramecium), Porifera (Sycon), Coelenterata (Obelia and Aurelia), Platyhelminthes (Fasciola and Taenia) and Nematehelminthes (Ancylostoma).
  7. Identify at least the different classes of live organisms from the above phyla.
  8. Identify different life stages of the above mentioned type studies.
Invertebrate I Lesson Plan Reproduction in Parameccium

This lesson plan provides a description of how you would teach and conduct the learning activities in order to achieve one or more of the STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES.
Faculty Author Geetanjali Mishra, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology
University of Lucknow, UP, India
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