Course Information
Description
This course explores the basic scientific processes using multiple content applications from the life and physical sciences (including physics, chemistry and environmental science).
Total Credits
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Course Competencies
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Analyze scientific research and evidence processesAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaidentify the scope of the field of scienceidentify various sources of research and evidencedetermine the credibility of information and its sourcedifferentiate between quantitative and qualitative datadifferentiate between statistical and anecdotal evidence
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Analyze scientific testing and experiment processesAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaidentify a problemform a testable hypothesisidentify types of variables (independent, dependent, controlled)design an experiment to solve a problemmake accurate measurements in standard and metric unitsdescribe how to gather evidence/datadescribe ethical considerations of scientific processes
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Analyze scientific data and reporting processesAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriadifferentiate between mean, median, mode, and rangeidentify potential bias in scientific data collection and interpretationdifferentiate cause and correlationorganize data into tables, charts, and graphscommunicate results in a written and/or graphical format
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Analyze how the scientific process relates to physical scienceAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaanalyze the properties and states of matteridentify different forms of energyexplain the relationship between work, power, and simple machinesexplain the concepts of heat and temperatureexplain the relationship between speed, velocity, acceleration, force, and momentum (Newtons Laws)describe the process of chemical reactions
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Analyze how the scientific process relates to Earth scienceAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaexplain biological diversity and variation among living speciesexamine water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles (biogeochemical cycles)identify the elements of the solar systemdescribe the impact human activity has on ecosystems and natural resourcesdifferentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resourcesdescribe different conservation strategies
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Analyze how the scientific process relates to life scienceAssessment StrategiesOral, Written or Graphic AssessmentCriteriaexamine the structure and function of cellsidentify biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystemdescribe the significance of global biodiversityexamine basic human anatomy and physiologyexamine the role of genetic variations on an organism