Natural Science Biology

3100:103:003

Ms. Amy Hollingsworth

T-Th 2:15 to 3:30

Textbook

CPS Clicker

Website we ll use www.biologywithtechnology.com

Syllabus

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.

Introduce yourself! . . .
. . . to at least two people. Write down in your notes: 1. Their name 2. Their major 3. Their email address Why? To ask about class, to get notes, to study with, for clarification .

Picture a Scientist in your mind

BBC December 16, 2000

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 don t know much about. They work with Things that have a chance to Blow Up.

Biology is not just for people who want to become medical doctors

Agriculture Agronomy Animal Behavior Animal Science Anthropology Aquatic Science Astrobiology Bacteriology Biomechanics Biodiversity Studies Bioethics Bioinformatics 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 Law Ethology Fisheries Biology Food Science Forensic Science Forestry Genetic counseling Genetics Genomics Health Fields Herpetology Horticulture Ichthyology Immunology Laboratory Animal Science Limnology 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

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 10 years. Graduated from Sul Ross State University with Masters Degree in Educational Admin Currently finishing PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on STEM Education Working as Natural Science Biology Lab Coordinator at University of Akron

How to be successful in NSB?

How to Succeed in this Course: 1. Attend class every day, and keep up-to-date on the website www.biologywithtechnology.com 2.Read the book (focus mainly on information we ve 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 you ll need the access code provided in your book) 5.Consult outside resources if you re still confused 6. Ask questions. If you re unsure, then your classmates are likely stumped too! 7.Study with others in the class (peer network) 8.Work with a (free) tutor (see http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/univcoll/tutor.php for details) 9.Come see me during my office hours or set up an appointment

How am I going to be graded?

Lab 250 points Clickers 50 points Quizzes, Homework, Class Assignments 100 points 4 Exams 600 points Total possible points 1000

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 see how 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)

What Makes Up Life?

Unit 1

What is DNA?
Unit 2

Why are some bacteria harmful?

Unit 3

Impacts of human actions

Unit 4

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.

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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

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?

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 day s post.
What would you like to hear about in a Biology class? Can animals be superstitious? Please use your real name and UA email.