Basic
Assignments
Schedule
Challenge (not in syllabus)
100

The name of the professor for this course

Who is Dr. Bastiaans?

100

The number of assignments you'll do that are worth 10 points

What is 4?

100

This is when we'll talk about AI in the sciences

When is Tuesday 7/22/25?

100
This is where Dr. Bastiaans got her PhD

Where is Santa Cruz?

200

This is room where we meet for class

What is Fitzelle 246?

200

This is what you'll fill out and turn in after our field trips

What are data sheets?

200

This is the day we'll introduce the turtle population project

When is Tuesday 7/15/25?

200

This is the type of animal Dr. Bastiaans studied for her PhD

What are lizards?

300

This is the official name of the course

What is Introduction to Scientific Research?

300

The assignment due after class on Tuesday 7/15/25

What are CITI Animal Care Trainings?

300

The day we go to Hunt Union Pond to check for turtles 

When is Thursday 7/17/25?
300

This is the animal Lily worked with this past year

What is a salamander?

400

The program we will use to make figures and graphs from data

What is Jamovi?

400

This is the number of points the open-book syllabus quiz is

What is 10 points?

400

The date we will go to Greenwoods Conservancy

When is Thursday 7/24/25?

400

This is where Dr. Bastiaans did research on crickets

Where is the University of Minnesota?

500

This is the theme of Course Goal 5

What is scientific communication?

500

This is the assignment worth the most number of points

What is the final project presentation?

500

This is when the open-book syllabus quiz is due

When is before class on Tuesday (8:59am on 7/15/25)?

500

Double Jeopardy: 1000 points for the team that can correctly name every student in the class