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DMCP 160SL Syallbus
Fall 2009
Week
Dates
Tuesday
Thursday
1
9/1-3
  • Introductions & course information
  • Myth vs. Science
  • Scientific Method
  • Team Building Activities
  • Story of Earth Video
  • Scientific Method Activities
  • Science Misconception Activities
  • Science Concepts
2
9/8-10
Microscope Training Measurement processes
  • Metric System
  • Data Collection
  • Excel calculations & plotting
3
9/15-7
Measurement Processes continued
  • Data Collection

Motion: velocity & acceleration

Structure of the Earth
  • Problem Set Format

Force & Motion

4
9/22-24
Phases of Matter
  • Solids, liquids & gases

Work & energy

Molecular Motion
  • Pressure, volume & temperature
  • Atmospheric pressure
5
9/29-10/1
Conservation of Matter
  • Phases & Phase changes

Field Trip

Chemistry of Life
  • Periodic table
  • Elements of Life - CHON

Review/Study and EXAM 1

6
10/6-8

Chemistry

  • Elements, atoms and molecules
Electrostatics 

Atomic Structure

Magnetism 
7
10/13-15

Nature of Life

  • What is life?
  • Importance of Water
Oscillations and Waves 

Nature of Life

  • Sugars, AA’s and Nucleotides

 Field Trip

8
10/20-22

Nature of Life

  • Genetics and Inheritance
Light and Spectra

Chemical reactions, conductivity and pH

Study/Review
9
10/27-29

Nature of Life-energy capture

  • Chromatography
  • Photosynthesis
  • Respiration

Nature of Life-how cells work

  • Cells & Membranes structure
  • Diffusion and osmosis
Review/Study and EXAM 2
10
11/3-5

Diversity of Life

  • Cell Types
  • What is sex?
Physiology

Physiology & Anatomy

  • Anatomy of fish
Applied health
11
11/10-12
Evolution

Field Trip

Long Marine lab and Tide pools 
12
11/17-19

Evolution & Classification

Electric Circuits

Diversity of Life

  • Plants
Power
13
11/24-25

Diversity of Life

  • Animals
Review/Study and EXAM 3
Holiday - Thanksgiving
14
11/29-12/3

Ecology

  • Trophics
  • Community ecology
Nuclear Physics

Ecology

  • Pond lab (organisms)
  • Zooplankton, phytoplankton, diversity
  • Pond lab (chemistry)
15
12/6-10
Global Environmental Issues

Global Environmental Issues

16
12/15-17
Student presentations Final Exams