BioLit 150 – Homework 1 Name:

Download your BioLit syllabus and The Scientist article from the welcome email from your BioLit
instructor or access them on your Canvas group page. Read the materials and answer the following
questions.

1. What format should your homework be in each week?

2. Jessamina saw you in lecture yesterday. She asked you when the first quiz was in BioLit. What
did you tell her?

3. Your BioLit class meets really early in the morning and unfortunately, today you overslept.
a. How would you get your homework to your BioLit instructor and is it worth still turning
it in?

b. Can you still get points for the in-class stuff you missed?

4. What are 2 ways that you could be eligible to make-up missed in-class work?

5. Johnny is studying at home after class and has a question about some of the material. Write two
ways he can get help from his BioLit instructor.
a.

b.

6. You can’t figure out the answer to question 4 on the homework. You plug the question into
Google and CourseHero shows you the answer.
a. What is wrong about this approach to getting the answer?

b. What will your grade on the homework assignment be if you get the answer online or
from someone who took the class before?

7. Where will you find electronic copies of the materials associated with BioLit?

8. Refer back to the article “Nest Herbs Encourage Starling Parents to Incubate Their Eggs” from
The Scientist magazine. What interested you most about the article?