This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence. Any student wishing to do so must obtain the instructor's permission. Unifying concepts of biology taught with materials appropriate for future elementary school teachers. Does not satisfy requirements for School of Science majors. Formal lab write-ups will be required for several of the laboratory experiments conducted.
Emphasis is put on learning biology through collaborative problem solving and inquiry.
These key ideas include cellularity, body systems, structural-functional interrelationships, environmental interaction, irritability, feedback control, change over time, energy transfer and transformation, commonness in the midst of diversity, quality in the midst of quantity, and biosynthetic pathways. The course also teaches you the factual information and experimental data necessary to grasp the above concepts, together with giving you some idea as to how the experimental work was planned, executed, and interpreted. Alternate essay or oral exams are available by special arrangement for those who either dislike multiple choice tests or must miss them because of some excused absence. Extensive lecture notes, including past exams and quizzes. 300 Students in nursing, agriculture, consumer and family science, pharmacy, food science, and medical technology.