The Plant Physiology course takes a rigorous approach to understanding how plants function. It can be divided into four portions. The second portion focuses on photosynthesis and respiration, the third portion focuses on growth, hormones and plant development, and the fourth portion attempts to integrate the first three with lectures on plant responses to various environmental stresses. Throughout this course we read scientific papers on topics already discussed in class. This is a group project.
Groups work on the paper outside of class with each member having a different role.
One student presents the group summary in class. These roles are rotated for each paper. Reading and discussion of scientific papers help students develop critical thinking skills.