day 1 first day lecture and chapter 1 spring 2012

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Natural Science

Biology3100:103:003

Ms. Amy Hollingsworth

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2:15 to 3:30


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Textbook CPS Clicker


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Website well use

www.biologywithtechnology.com


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Syllabus


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Laboratory is a great learning

opportunity

Meet in Schrank Hall North, Room 251.

You DO have lab this week.

Attend the section for which you enrolled. The laboratory manual is available in the

bookstore.


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Introduce yourself! . . .

. . . to at least two people.

Write down in your notes:

1. Their name2. Their major

3. Their email address

Why? To ask about class, to get notes, to studywith, for clarification.


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Picture a Scientist in your mind


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Children as young as eight see scientists as

"middle-aged white males who never have

fun"

Scientists are 'boring eccentrics

Boring know a lot of detail about a

subject that I dont know much about.

They work with Things that have a chance

to Blow Up.

BBC December 16, 2000


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Biology is not just for people who want to

become medical doctors


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Agriculture

Agronomy

Animal Behavior

Animal ScienceAnthropology

Aquatic Science

Astrobiology

Bacteriology

Biomechanics

Biodiversity Studies

BioethicsBioinformatics

Biological Systems Engineering

Biological Materials Supply

Biometry

Biophysics

Biotechnology

Botany

Conservation

of Natural Resources

Curator of Museums

Dairy Science

Developmental Biology

Ecology and Environment

Endocrinology

Entomology

Environmental journalism

Environmental LawEthology

Fisheries Biology

Food Science

Forensic Science

Forestry

Genetic counseling

GeneticsGenomics

Health Fields

Herpetology

Horticulture

Ichthyology

Immunology

Laboratory Animal ScienceLimnology

Marine Biology

Microscopy

Mycology (Study of Fungi)

Neuroscience (Neurobiology)

Oceanography

Ornithology

Paleontology

Physiology (Animal)

Plant Pathology

Proteomics

Science writer

Soil Science

Systematics

Teaching Biology

Veterinary Medicine

Virology

Wildlife Conservation

and Management

Zoology


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About Me Graduated from Norton High School Graduated from Mount Union College with a

degree in Environmental Biology

Taught High School in Eagle Pass, TX for 10years.

Graduated from Sul Ross State University withMasters Degree in Educational Admin

Currently finishing PhD in Curriculum andInstruction with a focus on STEM Education

Working as Natural Science Biology Lab

Coordinator at University ofA

kron


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How to be successful in NSB?

How to Succeed in this Course:

1. Attend class every day, and keep up-to-date on the websitewww.biologywithtechnology.com

2.Read the book (focus mainly on information weve discussed in

class). 3.Reorganize and rewrite your notes, record lectures and listen

to them again.

4.Use the books resources (www.prep-u.com youll need theaccess code provided in your book)

5.Consult outside resources if youre still confused

6. Ask questions. If youre unsure, then your classmates are likelystumped too!

7.Study with others in the class (peer network)

8.Work with a (free) tutor (seehttp://www.uakron.edu/colleges/univcoll/tutor.php for details)

9.Come see me during my office hours or set up an appointment


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How am I going to be graded?

Lab 250 points

Clickers 50 points

Quizzes, Homework, Class Assignments 100points

4 Exams 600 points

Total possible points 1000


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What are your exams like?

Approximately 60 multiple choice questions

NOT straight definition questions

Taken in CBT Center

Should take 60 minutes you have 90.

Taken during a test window (Thur at noon to Fri at 3pm)

Know when the CBT is open and closed! Check wait times!

You will not immediately know the results I have to seehow the class did first.

You can review your exams in my office after class

(the exams are hard. You should be reading each chapter,and studying 2 hours for every hour in class)


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What Makes Up Life?Unit 1


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What is DNA?What is DNA?Unit 2


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Why are some bacteriaWhy are some bacteriaharmful?harmful?

Unit 3


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Impacts of human actionsImpacts of human actions

Unit 4


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Science - Latin = to know

Science is

a body of knowledge.

a way of knowing - a process of inquiry and learning.

a pathway to discover and understand world around us.

empirical.

a human endeavor.

Pages 2 -3


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Biological Literacy

Being literate is a NECESSITY!

Health, social, medical, political, economic,

and legal issues surround science Think creatively

Communicate with others

Integrate into decision making


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How is Science a

different way of knowing?

Science is empirical. Empirical knowledge is

based on experimentation and observation.Empirical results can be tested again and again

and corrected as needed. Scientists use the

scientific method to produce empirical results.

Other ways of knowing historical, ethical,

political, religious.

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Can Animals Be Superstitious?


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Before Thursday . . .

Log on to Biologywithtechnology.com

Make sure that you can view the syllabus and

clicker registration guide. Register your clicker

Make a comment on the first days post.

What would you like to hear about in a Biology class? Can animals be superstitious?

Please use your real name and UA email.

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