Lesson Schedule
Natural World –Fall 2009
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PART 1: The Nature of
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Thursday August 27 |
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Class Philosophy and Orientation
The Realms of Science
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Short Paper : Your Science Autobiography
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Tuesday Sept. 1 |
Science Autobiography |
Arguing From Authority Non-sciences Pseudosciences Wiki-knowledge
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Thursday Sept. 3 |
Wikipedia Assignment |
Current Events Experimental versus non-experimental science An Introduction to the Scientific Method
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Short Paper: Real World Problem
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Tuesday Sept. 8 |
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Introduction to Term Projects |
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Thursday Sept. 10
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Current Events Field Trip to Emigration Creek Team Time--organization |
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Tuesday Sept. 15 |
Short Paper--Real World Problem |
Limitations of Science and Its Methods
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Thursday Sept. 17 |
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Current Events
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Project Proposals |
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Tuesday Sept. 22 |
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Project Proposals—Initial presentations in Class Trouble shooting and Design |
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Thursday Sept. 24 |
Project Proposals
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Current Events Introduction to Evolutionary Theory Historical Background |
Humans as the World’s Greatest Evolutionary Force |
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Tuesday Sept. 29 |
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Discussion of Paper on Humans and Evolution Natural Selection vs Commercial Selection
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Thursday Oct. 1 |
Short Paper: Humans and
Agriculture |
Current Events Introduction to DNA basics Team Time—Data Collection |
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Tuesday Oct. 6
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Introduction to Basic Genetics |
Short Paper—Your Genetics-- BRCA genes—Who owns your information?
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Thursday Oct. 8 |
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Current Events Modern Techniques—Vaccines, therapy, diagnosis Project Time |
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Tuesday Oct. 13
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Short paper: Your genetics |
Midterm Exam—in class |
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Fall Break |
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Tuesday Oct. 20 |
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Population Genetics |
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Thursday Oct. 22 |
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Current Events Ecosystems—An Introduction Team Time |
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Tuesday Oct. 27 |
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Utah Ecosystems—Challenges Ahead Team Time – Proper data analysis |
Long term ecosystem response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill
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Thursday Oct. 29 |
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Current Events
Field Trip #2 – Perkins Flat or Jordan River
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Tuesday Nov. 3
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Short Paper: Exxon Valdez |
Wolves in Yellowstone—Introduction and Discussion |
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Thursday Nov. 5 |
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Current Events
Modification of Food—Biodiversity and Obesity |
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Tuesday Nov. 10 |
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Habitat Destruction Acid Rain Ozone Depletion Other fun stuff |
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Thursday Nov. 12 |
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Current Events Scientific Presentations—A Primer
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Tuesday Nov. 17 |
Short Paper: Climate Change |
Science in Politics—Who to Believe?
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Thursday Nov. 19 |
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Current Events Can Habitat Destruction be Undone? Columbia River Dams Lake Powell
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Tuesday Nov. 24
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Short Paper: ANWR |
Final Discussion: Is there an end to science?
Project Time |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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Tuesday Dec. 1 |
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Current Events Project Time The Process of Peer Review |
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Thursday Dec. 3 |
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First Term Project Presentations Click
here for guidelines to help you write your presentations |
Written Project Presentations |
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Tuesday/Academic Thursday Dec. 8 |
Written Project Presentations Due |
Remaining Term Project Presentations |
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