It focuses on concepts that are related to current issues in an effort to develop an understanding of how science influences our lives. It examines how scientists formulate and address questions about life, matter and the nature of the universe, and how this knowledge is organized so that it can be used to predict the future. In the laboratory students will engage in the process of science by conducting experiments, collecting data and analyzing data to form conclusions. Student collaboration through computer networking will be encouraged. Considers human interaction with the continuous processes that shape our earth and the universe.
Students study a particular geological area through lab exercises.
Field trips and a research paper. A course dedicated to subject areas in science that are not among the regularly scheduled science offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs that necessitate periodic offerings. Offered for Associate Degree students. A course devoted to subject areas in science that are not among the regularly scheduled science offerings, but in which there are apparent student needs that necessitate periodic offering. An overview of sociological concepts and perspectives is also presented.