Welcome to Biology 160!
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Welcome to Biology 160! Instructor: Colleen Sheridan
M/W 3 - 5:50p and online Rm AS1617
Please come pick up some handouts.
We are full, but, depending on how many people show up, you may still get in from the waiting list!
Logistics
Introductions Wait List/E-mail list Getting to know you Questionnaire Class website/Syllabus What IS science and what do scientists do? Biological Phenomena & Explanatory Models Initial Ideas
What IS science and what do scientists do?
“Every day, nurses perform interventions (for example, administering medication, positioning, suctioning) that should stimulate questions about the evidence supporting their use.” - American Journal of Nursing (2009) v109, p.49
http://www.wsg.washington.edu/citizenscience/citsci_toolbox.html
http://www.sciencemag.org/ http://www.nature.com/
The two most widely read science research publications in the world
Biological Phenomena and Explanatory Models
Using scientific evidence to explain how real biological phenomena might
work.
11 weeks to study all of Biology??!?!?!
Norms: Safe classroom for risky thinking Nurture curiosity, “Why, why, why?” Follow rules of deliberation
Gather knowledge: listen, support, question, understand Make a decision (solve problems) Reflect and revise
Are we really what we eat?
What is food?
Look at Hungry Planet book
Can it be….?
How Do We Categorize Foods?
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/
Life in Its Diverse Forms Diversity is the hallmark of life.
The diversity of known life includes 1.8 million species.
Estimates of the total diversity range from 10 million to over 200 million species.
Biosphere
Ecosystem African savanna
Community All organisms in savanna
PopulationHerd of zebrasOrganism
Zebra
The Three Domains of Life
The three domains of life are: Bacteria Archaea Eukarya
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
At least four kingdoms of Eukarya-Plantae-Fungi-Animalia-Protists (a group of multiple kingdoms)
How is the diversity of our food related to the diversity of life?
Get out your books and come pick up one Reading Guide 01 per person
Please share your books in your group. Although you will be working in groups, each person is
responsible for turning in their own reading guide. You will have 30 minutes. Divide up the work as you
wish. Please be watchful of the time. When you are done you can start work on Part I of our
Project until we come back together as a whole class.