Additional Textbook, Recommended as a Supplement
Pearse, V., J. Pearse, M. Buchsbaum, and R. Buchsbaum. 1987. Living invertebrates. Blackwell Scientific, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Required Laboratory Manual
The laboratory manual for Biol 515 is available for free download in PDF format. click on the "Lab Manual" link, above.

Laboratory Tools

• a pair of fine forceps (watchmaker’s forceps)
  
  
• a package of single-edge razor blades
  
  
• 2 needle pointers

Most tools are available at SDSU's Aztec Shops, as well as other locations (sometimes at better prices).

Laboratory Notebooks
Each student will compile a laboratory notebook of his/her drawings and observations (see more details below under “Grading”). The required notebook is the Green “Lab Book” sold at Aztec Shops: #53-108 (10 1/8 x 7 7/8 inches, 5 x 5 grid). To ensure adequate pages, students should purchase two notebooks for the entire semester.

Mini Scantron "Quiz Strips"
Each student must purchase at least 20 mini Scantron 815 E “Quizstrips”, available at Aztec Shops.

ParScore Test Forms
Each student must purchase 4 ParScore forms No. F-289-PAR-L