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Science is a search for a rational explanation of natural phenomena. It is a continuing activity. ....its fundamental action is search. Its extended action is application. The fact, established by observation and experiment, is the ultimate unit of science. What is being introduced is a way of thinking, not a quantity of information.

The obligation of basic schooling is to provide an introduction to the scientific mode of thinking as exemplified in pure science.....During the course of schooling, every student should gain a reasonable understanding of (1) the scientific mode of thought; (2) the present conception of the physical universe; (3) the nature of living systems generally and of man in particular; and (4) the development of scientific thought in the past and its implications for the future. (Donald Cowan and Theodore Puck)

Science

• SCI 100 - Earth Systems 1 -- $108.00 [ Add to Cart]
• SCI 110 - Earth Systems 2 -- $108.00 [ Add to Cart]
• SCI 200 Biology 1 -- $108.00 [ Add to Cart]
• SCI 210 Biology 2 -- $108.00 [ Add to Cart]

Earth Systems

SCI 100: Earth Systems 1st Semester

Credit: .5
Total for Course: $108.00 (Includes: Course Fee: $85.00, Course Guides $18.00, and e-text $5.00 )

Program Overview:  The theme for Earth Systems Science is systems. The "Benchmarks" in the Earth Systems Science Core emphasize “systems” as an organizing concept to understand life on Earth, geological change, and the interaction of atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Earth Systems Science provides students with an understanding of how the parts of a system interact. The concept of matter cycling and energy flowing is used to help understand how systems on planet Earth are interrelated.

SCI 100 - .5 credit plus materials: $108.00

SCI 110: Earth Systems 2nd Semester

Credit: .5
Total for Course: $108.00 (Includes: Course Fee: $85.00, Course Guides $18.00, and e-text $5.00 )

Program Overview:  The theme for Earth Systems Science is systems. The "Benchmarks" in the Earth Systems Science Core emphasize “systems” as an organizing concept to understand life on Earth, geological change, and the interaction of atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Earth Systems Science provides students with an understanding of how the parts of a system interact. The concept of matter cycling and energy flowing is used to help understand how systems on planet Earth are interrelated.

SCI 110 - .5 credit plus materials: $108.00

Biology

SCI 200: Biology 1st Semester

Credit: .5
Total for Course: $108.00 (Includes: Course Fee: $85.00, Course Guides $18.00, and e-text $5.00 )

The Biology Core Curriculum has two primary goals: (1) students will value and use science as a process of obtaining knowledge based on observable evidence, and (2) students’ curiosity will be sustained as they develop and refine the abilities associated with scientific inquiry.

The Biology Core has three major concepts for the focus of instruction: (1) the structures in all living things occur as a result of necessary functions. (2) Interactions of organisms in an environment are determined by the biotic and abiotic components of the environment. (3) Evolution of species occurs over time and is related to the environment in which the species live.

SCI 200 - .5 credit plus materials: $108.00

SCI 200: Biology 1st Semester

Credit: .5
Total for Course: $108.00 (Includes: Course Fee: $85.00, Course Guides $18.00, and e-text $5.00 )

The Biology Core Curriculum has two primary goals: (1) students will value and use science as a process of obtaining knowledge based on observable evidence, and (2) students’ curiosity will be sustained as they develop and refine the abilities associated with scientific inquiry.

The Biology Core has three major concepts for the focus of instruction: (1) the structures in all living things occur as a result of necessary functions. (2) Interactions of organisms in an environment are determined by the biotic and abiotic components of the environment. (3) Evolution of species occurs over time and is related to the environment in which the species live.

SCI 210 - .5 credit plus materials: $108.00

Learning Objectives Overview

The main intent of science instruction is that students will value and use science as a process of obtaining knowledge based upon observable evidence.

By the end of science instruction in high school, students will be able to:

Use Science Process and Thinking Skills

• Observe objects, events and patterns and record both qualitative and quantitative information.
• Use comparisons to help understand observations and phenomena.
• Evaluate, sort, and sequence data according to given criteria.
• Select and use appropriate technological instruments to collect and analyze data.

• Plan and conduct experiments in which students may:
  • Identify a problem.
  • Formulate research questions and hypotheses.
  • Predict results of investigations based upon prior data.
  • Identify variables and describe the relationships between them.
  • Plan procedures to control independent variables.
  • Collect data on the dependent variable(s).
  • Select the appropriate format (e.g., graph, chart, diagram) and use it to summarize the data obtained.
  • Analyze data, check it for accuracy and construct reasonable conclusions.
  • Prepare written and oral reports of investigations.
• Distinguish between factual statements and inferences.
• Develop and use classification systems.
• Construct models, simulations and metaphors to describe and explain natural phenomena.
• Use mathematics as a precise method for showing relationships.
• Form alternative hypotheses to explain a problem.

Manifest Scientific Attitudes and Interests

• Voluntarily read and study books and other materials about science.
• Raise questions about objects, events and processes that can be answered through scientific investigation.
• Maintain an open and questioning mind toward ideas and alternative points of view.
• Accept responsibility for actively helping to resolve social, ethical and ecological problems related to science and technology.
• Evaluate scientifically related claims against available evidence.
• Reject pseudoscience as a source of scientific knowledge.

Demonstrate Understanding of Science Concepts, Principles and Systems

• Know and explain science information specified for the subject being studied.
• Distinguish between examples and non examples of concepts that have been taught.
• Apply principles and concepts of science to explain various phenomena.
• Solve problems by applying science principles and procedures.

Communicate Effectively Using Science Language and Reasoning

• Provide relevant data to support their inferences and conclusions.
• Use precise scientific language in oral and written communication.
• Use proper English in oral and written reports.
• Use reference sources to obtain information and cite the sources.
• Use mathematical language and reasoning to communicate information.

Demonstrate Awareness of Social and Historical Aspects of Science

• Cite examples of how science affects human life.
• Give instances of how technological advances have influenced the progress of science and how science has influenced advances in technology.
• Understand the cumulative nature of scientific knowledge.
• Recognize contributions to science knowledge that have been made by both women and men.

Demonstrate Understanding of the Nature of Science

• Science is a way of knowing that is used by many people, not just scientists.
• Understand that science investigations use a variety of methods and do not always use the same set of procedures; understand that there is not just one "scientific method."
• Science findings are based upon evidence.
• Understand that science conclusions are tentative and therefore never final. Understandings based upon these conclusions are subject to revision in light of new evidence.
• Understand that scientific conclusions are based on the assumption that natural laws operate today as they did in the past and that they will continue to do so in the future.
• Understand the use of the term "theory" in science, and that the scientific community validates each theory before it is accepted. If new evidence is discovered that the theory does not accommodate, the theory is generally modified in light of this new evidence.
• Understand that various disciplines of science are interrelated and share common rules of evidence to explain phenomena in the natural world.
• Understand that scientific inquiry is characterized by a common set of values that include logical thinking, precision, open-mindedness, objectivity, skepticism, replicability of results and honest and ethical reporting of findings. These values function as criteria in distinguishing between science and non-science.
• Understand that science and technology may raise ethical issues for which science, by itself, does not provide solutions.