SCI 213/213L Detailed Course Outline *C(=Chapter) in Campbell, Reece, and Simon. Week Topic Emphasis Activity/Lab Homework/Readings* Part 1: Investigating Life System Interactions – 1 How is new Scientific Scientific Homework 1: Observing and knowledge method investigation asking questions. – acquired? testing for differences among Read C1, C14 (p 290-292), C15 treatment groups (p 296-298; 303, 306-309 (factors affecting bacteria; 310 protists), C16 (p heart rate whole 324-325 plants; 334-338 fungi), – class practice; C17 (p 343-344 animals) variation among paper towel brands group practice) – What Macroview: Report out on Read C4 (p 55-69), C15 (p distinguishes Characterizing observation and bacteria; 311-313 protists), life from and organizing question C28 (p 624-625 plants) life by type homework. (taxa) or scale Distinguish among Learning Strategies 1: Matrices (biological living and hierarchies) things; Homework 2: Critiquing categorize and scientific investigations develop reported in the popular dichotomous keys literature. for different life forms (bacteria, protists, plants, fungi, animals). 2 How & why Microview: Cell Seeing images Read C5 (pages 80-83), C21 is life structure and using stereoscopes (all) function and compound light microscopes (magnification and resolution). Microscopic investigation of prokaryotes (the good and the bad), plant & animal cells.
SCI 213/213L Detailed Course Outline *C(=Chapter) in Campbell, Reece, and Simon. Week Topic Emphasis Activity/Lab Homework/Readings* Part 1: Investigating Life – System Interactions 1 How is new knowledge acquired? Scientific method Scientific investigation – testing for differences among treatment groups (factors affecting heart rate – whole class practice; variation among paper towel brands – group practice) Homework 1: Observing and asking questions. Read C1, C14 (p 290-292), C15 (p 296-298; 303, 306-309 bacteria; 310 protists), C16 (p 324-325 plants; 334-338 fungi), C17 (p 343-344 animals) What distinguishes life from Macroview: Characterizing and organizing life by type (taxa) or scale (biological hierarchies) Report out on observation and question homework. Distinguish among living and things; categorize and develop dichotomous keys for different life forms (bacteria, protists, plants, fungi, animals). Read C4 (p 55-69), C15 (p bacteria; 311-313 protists), C28 (p 624-625 plants) Learning Strategies 1: Matrices Homework 2: Critiquing scientific investigations reported in the popular literature. 2 How & why is life Microview: Cell structure and function Seeing images using stereoscopes and compound light microscopes (magnification and resolution). Microscopic investigation of prokaryotes (the good and the bad), plant & animal cells. Read C5 (pages 80-83), C21 (all)
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