Students increase their reading comprehension skills by reading lab exercises and handout materials. Students are required to write prelab flow charts based on this reading. Students increase their listening skills through pre- and postlab discussion as well as by working in small groups discussions as they perform experiments. Students increase their reading and writing skills through writing lab reports and maintaining a lab notebook. Students must graph and analyze data obtained by experimentation.
Students apply the scientific method to explore laboratory exercises.
Assignments Students are expected to read lab exercises before coming to lab. You need to be familiar with procedures for each lab. Bring lab exercises each week. You are expected to participate and carefully observe all lab exercises, making certain you fully understand the material covered. Lab participation will constitute a portion of your grade.