Biology 101 Portfolio #2 REQUIREMENTS - FALL 2014
Printable Portfolio #2 Cover Sheet
Portfolio Sections	Week Introduced	Skill(s)	Assignment	Assessment
Exam Study Questions	Week 3 Recitation	Write possible exam questions over concepts covered in this activity.	Write six different multiple-choice questions over the information in this recitation, one question for each section of the activity (Part I, Stations A, B, C, D and E). Each question should have one correct answer and four incorrect answers (five answer choices total), and be written at a level of difficulty appropriate for the material covered. Avoid using true/false, all of the above, or none of the above answer choices. Indicate which of your five answer choices is correct. You can refer to last year's exams in Appendix D at the back of this manual for examples of multiple choice questions. Use your own words to ask each question; do not duplicate questions already asked in the activity. It can be helpful to finish this assignment before the first exam.	This assignment is worth 3.0 points. Each question and five accompanying answer choices is worth 0.5 point (0.25 point for the question, 0.25 point for one correct answer and four incorrect answers and indicating the correct answer).
Pond Organism Observations	Week 3 Laboratory	Observe, sketch, and identify freshwater organisms from a local pond.	Put a drop of pond water and some of the sediments from a sample pond tank on a waterwell microscope slide and place the cover disc on top for viewing with the compound microscope. Locate six different species and sketch them in the circles provided. Label the magnification by each drawing. Then, based on what you are learning in this activity, and photos in the field guides provided, tentatively identify what the organisms are, including the trophic level you think they represent (producer, consumer, or decomposer). Write this information below your sketches.	This assignment is worth 3.0 points. Each species is worth 0.5 point (0.2 point for sketch, 0.1 point for the identification, 0.1 point for the trophic level, 0.1 point for the magnification). This stamped portfolio assignment needs to be completed and stamped in lab or during GTA office hours week 3 or week 4 (no later) to receive any credit for this assignment.
Exam Results Analysis	Week 4 Recitation	Analyze exam results to improve learning and performance on future exams.	Using your exam results printout (handed out in week 4 lab/recitation) and exam answer key/objectives (available at course website), analyze your exam results. On a sheet of paper, make three columns. In the first column, list the numbers of every question missed. In the second column write the source of each question's material (lecture, lab, recitation, textbook). You can find the source by looking at the answer key on the course website. Next to each answer is the objective (which can be cross-referenced with source in Appendix A). In the third column, write whether the question was vocabulary (a definition), an explanation (how, why, etc.), an illustration, or other type of question. This determination will be personal, for one person a question may have been missed because of the vocabulary, someone else may have missed the same question because they didn't understand the explanation or how to interpret an illustration. Finally, write a single short paragraph summarizing specific things you can do, based on the questions you missed, to improve studying for the next exam. If you had all of the answers correct on Exam #1 simply write a sentence stating this in the portfolio.	This assignment is worth 3.0 points (1.0 point is given for the source column, 1.0 point for the type of question type column, and 1.0 point for the summary paragraph).
Beaver Video Notes	Week 4 Laboratory	Take detailed notes about beaver behaviors, diet, and habitat.	Take detailed notes of a beaver video, including specifics about beaver behavior, diet, habitat, and interactions with other species.	This assignment is worth 3.0 points for detailed notes that match the video's material. A stamp for watching the video and taking notes in lab or GTA office hours weeks 4 or 5 is required to receive any credit for this assignment.
OSU Research Experiences List	Week 5 Recitation	Review and list different research experiences at OSU.	Oregon State University supports a wide range of research opportunities. Visit the on-line OSU Terra newsletter (http://oregonstate.edu/terra/) and select the "student research" section. Scrolling through these stories, select four that discuss OSU student research related to the three general topics we are covering this term (biodiversity, ecology, and/or environmental science). For each of your selected stories, include the title of the story and (A) what the research is focused on (the topic) and (B) how the research is being done (the process or technique being used). This can be in list format numbered one through four for each story, with the title of the story after each number and the two pieces of information for each story listed A and B under each story number and title.	This assignment is worth 4.0 points: 1.0 point for each story (0.25 point for the title, 0.25 point for the research focus/topic, and 0.5 point for how the research is being done).
Pressed Leaf Educational Card	Week 5 Laboratory	Convert a leaf specimen into an educational card to teach a basic biological concept.	(1) First, think about the concept you would like to display with your leaf. You can select from many different concepts: leaf venation, leaf arrangement on stem, decomposed "skeletal" leaf, damaged leaf (by insect, frost, wind, etc.), deciduous leaf vs. coniferous leaf, fall leaf showing different pigments, etc. You will be submitting a single card (page) in your portfolio for this assignment. Your card can have one or more leaves on the card, but only one card is submitted for grading. (2) During class today, share your card plan with your GTA and have the card stamped. (3) Either in class today or at home, construct your leaf card. Attach the leaf to the heavyweight paper that you had stamped. Use a thin strip of tape (masking tape works well) or a few small spots of glue to hold your leaf in place. Make a smaller label card and attach it to the leaf card. The label card should include: Genus name, species name, popular name, locality (for example: Corvallis, OR), date collected, collector, and remarks (specific location, features, to notice, etc.). This card may become damaged in the portfolio, that is O.K. for grading, but if you want to keep a card for future use, you may want to make a duplicate. The leaf card needs to be stamped in lab or during GTA office hours week 5 or Monday morning week 6 to receive credit for this assignment.	This assignment is worth 4.0 points: 1.0 point for a mounted leaf (or leaves); 2.0 points for the label (including: Genus name, species name, popular name, locality, date, collector, and remarks), and 1.0 point for clearly teaching a concept with your display.