Elementary Zoology
Syllabus
Summer 2008
May 14
Introduction to taxonomy
May 15 Splendor of the Sea
and Rain Forests
May 19
Animal-like Protists
May 20
Porifera- The Sponges and Cnidaria- The jellyfish, corals, and anemonies
May 21 More
Corals
May 22 First Reports Due
May 26
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
May 27
Platyhelminthes and Nematodes- The flat and round worms
May 28
Molluscs- The sea shells and their relatives, and Annelid worms
May 29 Arthropods- The crustaceans, insects and Spiders
June 2
Echinoderms- starfish and their relatives
June 3
Second Report Due
June 4
Fish
June 5
Amphibians and Reptiles- The frogs, salamanders, snakes and lizards
June 9
Birds
June 10
Birds
June 11
Third Report Due
June 12
Mammals
June 16
Mammals
June 17 Mammals
June 18 Mammals
June 19 Fourth Report Due