ISI - BIOL 1020L - Biology and Society Lab
Course Description
Biology and Society Lab follows Biology 102 lecture topics and offers hands-on practice and experimentation with core course concepts. It is strongly recommended that the lecture and lab be taken in the same semester. Not open to majors or for minor credit in the department of Biological Sciences for University of Idaho students.
There has never been a better day to start learning biology. Being a living thing, you interact with the natural world each day. BIOL 1020 Lab is like the lecture course in that it is organized around five core areas: (1) Ecology and Conservation; (2) Cells and Cellular Processes; (3) Genetics and Inheritance; (4) Evolution of Living Things; and (5) Human Body Form and Function.
Learner Outcomes
- Apply foundational knowledge and models within biology to analyze and/or predict phenomena.
- Apply scientific reasoning to critically evaluate assertations, claims and experiments.
- Interpret and communicate scientific information via written, spoken, and/or visual representations.
- Describe the relevance of specific scientific principles to the human experience and connect concepts to students’ lives.
- Test a hypothesis in the laboratory using discipline-specific tools and techniques for observation, data collection, and analysis to form a defensible solution.
Biology 1020 is a part of the University of Idaho General Education curriculum that emphasizes a multi-year, broad liberal education. This course will discuss environmental issues, genetics, evolution and human health topics that will be integrated into other courses you take here.
Required Course Materials
This lab makes use of simulation software accessible within the CANVAS course.
Sponsor Institution
Credits earned for this course are included in a University of Idaho transcript.
This is an INDEPENDENT STUDY IN IDAHO course
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