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120 Biology (SCP) 512
130 Unit 1 - Biology as a Science
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300 What is the goal of scientific inquiry?
300 How do scientists test hypotheses?
300 How does a scientific theory develop?
300 What are the characteristics of living organisms?
300 How can life be studied at different levels?
300 How are laboratory instrumentation and measurement used in the scientific process?
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400 1. Scientific method
400 2. Experimental design
400 3. Characteristics of living organisms
400 4. Branches of biology as a science 
400 5. Scientific measurement and equipment
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500 Students will develop the ability to:
500 1. Discuss the logic of scientific inquiry
500 2. Design and implement an open ended inquiry
500 3. List and describe the characteristics of living organisms
500 4. Compare and contrast characteristics and/or properties of living vs. non-living forms.
500 5. Microscopy skills and metric measurement and conversions
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600 1. Design and perform a laboratory experiment
600 2. Use of a microscope
700 Objective/Subjective testing in a ratio "range" of 50-60:50-40 percent
700 Laboratory (demonstrate skills in lab safety and equipment use)
700 Class discussion
820 Biology -   Miller and Levine -  2002