Write up microscopy lab – APA style (without abstract or hypothesis)

• Introduction – talk about microscopy – different scopes, lenses, eye

• Materials & Methods – how to make a slide, how to use compound light microscope

• Results – draw labeled pictures of microscope, eye, items you looked at under scope (letter e, animal cell, plant cell, hairs)  label these figures so you can refer to them in discussion; magnification equation (from book when using ruler to measure at low power) and its numerical result for our scopes at high power

• Discussion – compare/contrast animal and plant cells, discuss measuring and magnification, discuss any other questions the book asked throughout the lab – be sure to refer to figures and equations from results section

• Sources – you should cite the textbook, the FSU site, and the UDEL site.

For this assignment you will research a disease or condition of your choice. You will then create a fictitious patient who has the disease/condition. On a sheet of paper you will record information about this patient as if you were the doctor interviewing them. Write down their preliminary information first. Then, write down the questions that you will ask them and the answer to each question based on your research into the disease/condition. For “non-relevant” questions, make up the answer as you see fit. Finally, write down the specific tests you may order and the physical examination findings associated with this disease/condition. You will be graded on the completeness of this sheet.

For the second part of this assignment, you will get into pairs during class. One person will play the doctor and the other the patient. The patient will have the disease they researched and answer the doctor’s questions in accordance with their completed sheet. The doctor must take notes regarding their questions and the answers to those questions. The patient should only give the information the doctor asks for and the question must be relatively specific. For example, in the physical part the doctor should say he/she orders an x-ray so what are the results. It would be incorrect for the doctor to ask, “what are the results of the whole physical”. If the doctor orders an irrelevant test then the patient should simply say the results were “within normal limits”. In the end, the doctor should have a sheet that looks very similar to the patient’s disease sheet and should take a guess at the diagnosis. The doctor will be graded on the completeness of this sheet.

After one doctor finishes, the partners will switch roles. The doctor may not use any notes while asking questions. He/she will only have a blank sheet of paper to write on.

Firearms Identification

Go to www.firearmsid.com. On the left side under ‘classroom’ click on student login. Use the log-in key I told you in class and type in your full name. Click accept. In the classroom area you (each individual) must complete 3 tasks:

1. Work on the Bullet ID-VCM (Test 1) with a partner and try for a 75% or better
2. Answer the following questions.
3. Complete the Cartridge Case ID-VCM (Test 1) you must score a 75% or better.
4. Complete the Firearm Identification quiz (50 questions) you must score an 80% or better.

** – if you do not obtain the above scores you will receive a zero you may take the quiz/VCM more than once until you obtain the necessary score. This is an all or nothing assignment.

To answer the following questions you should read the information on the site. If you click on the Bullet ID-VCM link and the Cartridge Case ID-VCM link the resultant pages lists several links to find the necessary information.

1. What does GRC stand for?
2. Give an example of a typical GRC.
3. Do firearms change much over time? Will the 300th bullet have the same marks as the 3rd bullet?
4. What two characteristics do they obtain from a bullet fired from a firearm?
5. What marks do they obtain from a cartridge or cartridge casing?
6. What is meant by a bullets caliber?
7. What is a cartridge?
8. Do all bullets fit in all cartridges?
9. Give 2 examples of named cartridges.
10. What is the difference between your two examples? (advantage/disadvantage of one over the other)
11. What is a rifling impression? What causes it?
12. Why does a barrel have rifling?
13. What are the raised areas between grooves called?
14. If you have a rifling pattern of 6 grooves, how many lands do you have?
15. Why would a firearm examiner use a water tank and how big is a typical tank?
16. What is a comparison microscope?
17. Where on the bullet are the best marks typically seen?
18. What is typically the biggest problem with making an identification of an evidence bullet?
19. What causes Impression Action Marks?
20. Describe what causes each of the 3 impression marks. Which is the most common?
21. Checkout the bullet through gelatin picture from my forensics page. What causes the funnel shape behind the bullet?

Due: Wednesday, 1/28/09

You will have a test on the Ice Hockey case study as well as on the digestive system information from the visceral practical and the chapter readings. The test will cover all material from the case study, including: the respiratory system, imaging (CT, Xray, Ultrasound, MRI), vitals, blood work, etc… It may also have material from earlier in the year.  The test will be on Wednesday, 1/7/09.

You will have a test on chapter 6 and the readings from the Inside the Cell book.  It will also include the table of organ systems and cellular organelles.  A practice test can be found on my website here – practice test

Don’t forget there are more practice questions available at the BSCS textbook site.

The test will be on Thursday, January 8, 2009.