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Strategies for Integrating Biology and Chemistry Throughout the Freshman Science Curriculum

Strategies for Integrating Biology and Chemistry Throughout the Freshman Science Curriculum. BCCE August 2006. Biology. Evolution, aging, disease, the environment, etc. College level general biology courses becoming more and more molecular.

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Strategies for Integrating Biology and Chemistry Throughout the Freshman Science Curriculum

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  1. Strategies for Integrating Biology and Chemistry Throughout the Freshman Science Curriculum BCCE August 2006

  2. Biology • Evolution, aging, disease, the environment, etc. • College level general biology courses becoming more and more molecular. • There are some areas of chemistry which are taught inaccurately or misleadingly.

  3. Physics • http://www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/2h.html • http://www.rwc.uc.edu/koehler/biophys/intro.html

  4. Astronomy, Geology, Earth Science • Many sciences naturally integrate multiple disciplines.

  5. SCI 108 – Essentials of Forensics • Developed by Tod Treat (chemist) and Paul Sarantakos (CJ) • Main instructor is a chemist • 3 or 4 guest instructors – lecture and/or lab • A coordinator does all the scheduling and calculates contact hours for load

  6. Multiple Instructors • Challenges • Benefits • Considerations • Guest instructors sometimes also instruct labs.

  7. SCI 108 - content • Nature of science / critical thinking • Physical evidence / crime scene analysis • Microscopy – stereo and compound • Forensic anthropology • Organic and inorganic chemistry • Chromatography • Spectroscopy

  8. SCI 108 - content • Fingerprinting • Arson / explosives • Toxicology • Biochemistry / blood / DNA • Blood spatter • Forensic pathology • Firearms / cadaver – optional • Lab practical type midterm and final

  9. SCI 208 – Death Investigation • Recently a second forensics course was designed by John Moore. • Criminal justice students at Parkland are now required to take 2 semesters of forensics. • SCI 108  chemistry bias • SCI 208  biology bias - death investigation

  10. SCI 141 • Being introduced this fall • Theme - change in the universe and evolution of life • Topics • History • Pseudoscience • Cosmology • Solar system • Earth • Ecosystems • Evolution • Biochemistry • Genetics

  11. SCI 142 • Being introduced next spring • Theme – science in the news / current events science • Topics • Scientific methods • Major illness • Climate change • Space travel • Nutrition • Alternate energy sources • Biotechnology

  12. Acknowledgements • Natural Science faculty • Larry Kaplan

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