Biology 102 Objectives and Assessment (Grading)
Week #1
| Activity | # | Objective | Primary Assessment |
| Nature of Science (Lecture) |
2 | Describe how science differs from other fields of study. | Exam #1 |
| 3 | List and describe the steps of the research process. | Exam #1 | |
| 4 | Distinguish between theories and laws. | Exam #1 | |
| 5 | Provide examples of how technology and society impact science. | Exam #1 | |
| Darwin (Lecture) |
6 | Describe early ideas of inheritance and whether species changed over time. | Exam #1 |
| 7 | Discuss the types of data Darwin collected on his voyage and in the years following the voyage. | Exam #1 | |
| 8 | List the basic assumptions of Darwin's theory of natural selection. | Exam #1 | |
| 9 | Provide the response to Darwin's theory and its role in the organization of biological knowledge. | Exam #1 | |
| Darwin, Mendel, and Scientific Inquiry (Recitation) |
10 | Define and provide different aspects of science, including observations, inferences, hypotheses, theories, and laws. | Exam #1 |
| 11 | Compare and contrast aspects of the lives of Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin. | Exam #1 | |
| 12 | Describe the scientific studies and contributions of both Mendel and Darwin. | Exam #1 | |
| 13 | Reflect on personal understandings of science. | Portfolio #1 | |
| Genetics and Evolution of Corn (Laboratory) |
14 | Describe and complete a monohybrid ("one trait') cross of corn kernel color, including three generations (P, F1, and F2). | Exam #1 |
| 15 | Define the following genetics terms: dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, gene/allele, homozygous, and heterozygous. | Exam #1 | |
| 16 | Provide characteristics of corn structures, traits and life cycle. | Exam #1 | |
| 17 | Discuss corn history including human domestication and uses of corn. | Exam #1 | |
| 18 | Observe corn seedlings and analyze information. | Exam #1 | |
| On-Line Readings Science, Mendel |
19 | Describe four assumptions of the scientific world view, five aspects of scientific inquiry, and four characteristics of the scientific enterprise. | Exam #1 |
| 20 | Discuss Darwin's early life, how the Galapagos finches are an example of natural selection, and how Darwin's theory related to the works of Lyell, Malthus, Wallace, and Boucher de Perthes. | Exam #1 |