TMA Chronobiology Spring Trimester Syllabus & Links for TMA Suites III, IV, V eMail Mr. Pellino here

Date	Suite 3	Suite 4	Suite 5	Notes
Apr 29, 30, May 1, 2	Chrono Math Mr. Pellino	Chrono Math Mr. Pellino	Chrono Math Mr. Pellino	Cycles of Nature PDF HiRes LoRes
May 6, 7, 8, 9	Intro & Lark/Owl Survey Mr. Pellino	Intro & Lark/Owl Survey Mr. Pellino	Intro & Lark/Owl Survey Mr. Pellino	Chronobiology Primer: Mr. Pellino's Slide Set as a PDF and the Podcast to go along with it Intro to Circadian Rhythms LARK/OWL REUSLTS 2008 PDF
May 13, 14, 15, 16	Autorhythmometry Sheet B & Add Speed Mr. Pellino	Autorhythmometry Sheet B & Add Speed Mr. Pellino	Autorhythmometry Sheet C & Add Speed Mr. Pellino	Assignment: Collect data at least 6 times per day during waking hours - ASAP each morning, last thing each night - until you have at least 50 entries, as close to 100 entries as you can get. Measurement "Do"s and Don't"s Walk-through a measurement item by item (PDF) Video of "Eye Hand Coordination" (finger counting) Need more sheets? You may use this Excel worksheet (if you have another spreadsheet besides Excel, let me know which one and I can convert this one for you...) eMail Mr. Pellino here OR you can print these PDFs... Sheet B (suites III & IV) Sheet C (suite V) Add Speed (everyone, even if you're using the spreadsheets) (a pile of each is on the desk outside my office)
May 20, 21, 22, 23	Read Chapter 7 - This Book Is About Time Data Entry & Analysis I Mr. Pellino	Exercise Testing Mr. Pellino	Experiment Workshop Mr. Pellino	Assignment: Collect data at least 6 times per day during waking hours - ASAP each morning, last thing each night - until you have at least 50 entries, as close to 100 entries as you can get. Coping with Jet Lag (British Airways) Space Travel Rhythm Research Center University of Minnesota Chrono Labs
May 27, 28, 29, 30	Read Chapter 8 - This Book Is About Time Data Entry & Analysis II Meet in HyperMedia Library Mr. Pellino	Data Entry & Analysis Meet in HyperMedia Library Mr. Pellino	Data Entry & Analysis Meet in HyperMedia Library Mr. Pellino	Assignment: Collect data at least 6 times per day during waking hours - ASAP each morning, last thing each night - until you have at least 50 entries, as close to 100 entries as you can get. References: Circadian Rhythms Wiki Science Friday on NPR (witrh references) Circadian Research Backgrounder Genetic Chronobiology Research Rhythm Research Glossary Rhythm diagram American Assoc. of Medical Chronobiology
Jun 3, 4, 5, 6	WORK ON REPORTS Read Chapter 9 - This Book Is About Time Mr. Pellino	WORK ON REPORTS Mr. Pellino	WORK ON REPORTS Mr. Pellino
Jun 10, 11, 12, 13	Final Exam TUESDAY Please review: Rhythm diagram, Data collection methods, Mr. Pellino's Slide Set as a PDF and the Podcast Scheduling Workshop	Final Exam WEDNESDAY Please review: Rhythm diagram, Data collection methods, Mr. Pellino's Slide Set as a PDF and the Podcast Scheduling Workshop	Final Exam THURSDAY Please review: Rhythm diagram, Data collection methods, Mr. Pellino's Slide Set as a PDF and the Podcast Scheduling Workshop	Scheduling Workshop - Building a personal schedule plan.
Grading	Suite 3	Suite 4	Suite 5	Report format Single -spaced, 12 pt type, 1" margins Abstract: < 100 words see these guidelines Background: 1 page (WHY did you do this work, why is it important?) Materials/Methods: 1 page (what did you measure and how did you do it?) Data: all data sheets & graphs as a single PDF Results: 1 page (What did you conclude from the data) Discussion: 1 page (what did you learn, what would you do differently, and how would you use it?) Use any word processor, then PDF everything except data sheets - hand in those as originals. eMail the report to jpellino@g3.tmsc.org
Attendance is required. Each other requirement is worth 20% of your grade. Suite 3 work is individual. Suite 4 exercise experiments are teamed. Suite 5 experiments may be either.	Attendance Data collection Final Test Results PDF Report (on data collection)	Attendance Data collection Final Test Results PDF Report (on exercise labs)	Attendance Data collection Final Test Results PDF Report (on experiment)

Autorythmometry guidelines

A "measurement" is one of those lines of data across Sheet B or C.

Once you've goten the hang of it in class, they take about 5 minutes.

You won't get any decent results with fewer than 50 measurements.

Your goal is 100 honest measurements.

You need to cover as many hours of the day as possible.

"DO"s:

DO take a measurement as soon as you get out of bed. In bed if possible. Use the bathroom first if you need to.

DO take a measurement last thing before you go to sleep. In bed if possible.

DO use the weekends to fill in hours that you never get during the week.

DO take one during home room except of course monday and friday...

DO take one at the beginning of school lunch, before you eat.

DO record comments for events that might affect your readings - exercise, video games, recent meals (within 60 min) salty foods, caffeine (check the label for energy drinks, chocolate, tea, sodas... and peanuts contain caffeine!)

"DON'T"s

DON'T take a measurement immediately after a meal or exercise if you can avoid it.

DON'T interrrupt a class to take a measurement.

DON'T tell your parents you can't go to (fill in your least favorite thing) because you have to take a measurement.

DON'T take a measurement in the car or the bus.

DON'T forget this on the weekends - you can fill in lots of "holes" in the day on the weekends.