PCADE 061 Biology with Lab (ESL) (5 credits)
Prerequisite Physical Science or a non lab science on high school transcript.
Course Description
This course will grant students a deeper understanding of the processes involved in regulating the properties of life, starting with basic cellular processes, to the expression of genes that results in biodiversity as we know it. This course integrates technology, reading, writing, listening, speaking, and critical thinking skills around assignments and activities focusing on biology. Lab included.
Course Content
Hierarchy of Life
Structure and Role of DNA
Ecosystem Dynamics
Energy, Matter, Cycling
Evolution and Biodiversity
Ecosystem Shifts and Human Impacts
This course's Student Outcomes align with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. Please see the standards and codes here.
Student Outcomes
1. Model how organisms and their building blocks contribute to organ systems and maintenance of homeostasis [WCCRA3, RCCRA1, RCCRA2, RCCRA7, RCCRA10, LCCRA6]
2. Use evidence to explain how the DNA code results in cellular differentiation and genetic variation [RCCRA1, RCCRA2, RCCRA3, RCCRA7, RCCRA8, RCCRA10, WCCRA2, WCCRA9, LCCRA6]
3. Evaluate data to describe how ecosystem changes at multiple scales lead to shifts in distribution of traits in a population. [RCCRA1, RCCRA2, RCCRA3, RCCRA8, WCCRA9, LCCRA6]
4. Model how carbon and energy move through Earth’s systems through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. [RCCRA10, WCCRA3, LCCRA6]
5. Communicate the evidence supporting the process of evolution and the impact on biodiversity over time. [WCCRA1, WCCRA2, WCCRA4, LCCRA6]
6. Design solutions to ecosystem disruptions driven by both natural and anthropogenic causes. [RCCRA1, RCCRA2, RCCRA3, RCCRA7, RCCRA8, WCCRA7, WCCRA8, WCCRA9, LCCRA6]
Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Classroom participation
B. Oral presentations
C. Group discussions
D. Objective testing (multiple choice, fill in, matching, short answer, and computational)
E. Conceptual testing (e.g. essay, diagram, etc.)
F. Peer instruction
G. Laboratory Exercises
H. Written Reports
I. Investigative Learning
J. One-minute papers
K. CANVAS-based discussions
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