2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 141 - Life Science for Elementary Educators

4 CR
This is a laboratory-based course specifically designed for prospective elementary teachers. The objectives of the course are to aid students in developing a meaningful and functional understanding of key biological concepts in anatomy and physiology, ecology, and evolution; to facilitate insight in the nature of science as an intellectual activity; to explore alternative conceptions of scientific phenomena; to help students develop more positive attitudes about science, and increase their confidence in their ability to do science. [48-32-80] Lab Fee

Requisites: Next Gen ACCUPLACER® reading score of 244, or at least a grade of C in TSRE 55 .
General Education Requirement: Critical Thinking - Applied Core
Michigan Transfer Agreement Requirement: Natural Sciences
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Apply principles of scientific inquiry to solve biological questions. 
  2. Interpret graphs and models about biological principles.
  3. Identify the basic components and functions of cells and organisms. 
  4. Apply foundational level understanding of cells and energy to ecological interactions.
  5. Relate genetic principles to evolutionary theory.
  6. Relate the core biological concepts covered in class (cells, organisms, energy, genetics, ecology, evolution) to the Next Generation Science Standards.