Please notify one of the instructors prior to any anticipated absences, and as soon as possible in the case of emergency or illness. For five of the assigned chapters, you will be responsible for answering questions in a notebook and turning your original work in for grading. The winning team can earn extra credit points for the next exam. Participation is important. The winning team can earn extra credit points for the next exam.
Participation is important.
In order to demonstrate your understanding of this chapter, you should write a description of a unicellular or multicellular living thing, equating its physiological processes to the functioning of a small village. This description may be as fanciful or as serious as you would like, as long as it accurately portrays the structure and function of the cell or an organism. To better understand what science is and how it works, you will carry out a research project or review a book in the sciences. You will be required to meet with one of the instructors at least three times during the term. These meetings will help you develop your ideas, review your findings, and prepare for your written report and presentation.