Monday/Tuesday, May 11/12
Go to https://www.innocenceproject.org/. You will be introduced to a number of different aspects of the Innocence Project from this page. Spend 20 minutes working your way through the site.
Assignment 13: In a single paragraph introduce the project. Address the who, what, where, why, when aspects. In a second paragraph, summarize a representative case. In a third paragraph summarize your thinking regarding the project and its focus as well as what you learned/revelations that occurred as you navigated the site. This assignment, comprised of three paragraphs, will be due at 5 PM on Tuesday, May 12.
Wednesday/Thursday, May 13/14
Read pages 383-386 from your text. Find two journal articles (journals, not magazines), one dealing with a transgenic plants species and one dealing with a transgenic animal species. You can access scientific journal articles by going to the Uni Library Page (https://www.library.illinois.edu/uni/). Select “Academic Search Complete” from the Online Databases box. Enter your selected species and the term ‘transgenic’ in the top two search boxes. You’ll get an array of different journal articles. Select the one you find most interesting.
Assignment 14: In the equivalent of a single page, begin your first summary of an article dealing with your selected transgenic plant with 1) the title of the article, 2) journal name, 3) volume, 4) date, and 5) page numbers. Then introduce the particular goals and objectives of the particular experiment or topic of that article. A brief summary of materials and methods is appropriate. Discussion of the findings and their significance should be the final area emphasized in your single-page summary. This assignment is due at 5 PM, Friday, May 15.
Monday/Tuesday, May 18/19
Assignment 15: In the equivalent of a single page, begin your first summary of an article dealing with your selected transgenic animal with 1) the title of the article, 2) journal name, 3) volume, 4) date, and 5) page numbers. Then introduce the particular goals and objectives of the particular experiment or topic of that article. A brief summary of materials and methods is appropriate. Discussion of the findings and their significance should be the final area emphasized in your single-page summary. This assignment is due at 5 PM, Tuesday, May 19.
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Cnidarians are next! Begin by reading pages 710-714 from your text. Take notes where appropriate. Next, watch “The Shape of Life, Life on the Move (Cnidarians)” 
I love flatworms. I know you will too! Begin by reading pages 726-730 from your text. Take notes where appropriate. Next, watch “The Shape of Life, The First Hunter” 
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