SCI.-101 Scientific Inquiry

Credits 4 / 6 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080; MATH-021 with a grade of “S” or 2.0 or higher, or placement into MATH-082 or higher.
A discovery-based integrated science course providing a macroscopic examination of the natural world. Scientific inquiry will examine key concepts from biology chemistry earth sciences and physics. This course is designed for education and other non-science majors.

Course Outcomes
1. Enhance a positive student attitude toward the sciences 2. Increase the confidence of students when presented with scientific concepts 3. Determine the characteristics of life 4. Describe the scientific method and design an experiment utilizing its principles 5. Describe methods to measure the natural world - mass and density 6. Describe the properties of water which enable it to be the universal solvent for life 7. Describe the hydrologic cycle and the relationship to matter recycling 8. Determine physical properties of pure water and water solutions 9. Describe the relationship between temperature and heat capacity 10. Describe the first and second law of thermodynamics 11. Explain how the seasons occur from the relationship of the earth to the sun 12. Describe the energy of the sun and the concept of energy flow through a system 13. Describe photosynthesis and respiration in plants 14. Explain the life cycle of plants and identify reproductive adaptations that have evolved 14. Describe the characteristics of remote sensing and the physical properties detected 15. Describe the characteristics of the major global biomes and what adaptations plants evolved to survive these climatic conditions 16. Explain the process of succession and evolution and what type of organisms appear early and late in the succession