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Mar 28, 2022

Starting Module 6: Experimental Design

This week we begin Module 6 and we will learn about Experimental Design and apply it to our Team Project Design Challenge! We also want to remind you to finish How We Argue (HWA) and How We Evaluate (HWE) by 5 pm on April 8th. We will be prompting you to complete 1 Ethical Reasoning…

Mar 21, 2022

Welcome back! Continuing with Module 5!

Welcome back! We hope that you had a restful and/or productive and safe break!  We will wrap up Module 5 this week learning “How to Evaluate.” Similar to the first week, you will complete lessons from an external course (this week you will use Moodle!). Be sure to complete our repeated course assignments for the…

Feb 21, 2022

Week 7: Module 4 Introduction to Biotechnology

Happy Monday everyone! We are excited to start a new module this week where we will revisit the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology! We will identify key features of bacterial genes and genomes to begin exploring the potential of using microbes to recycle electronic waste. Microbe Image By Adrien Coquet, FR Upon successful completion of…

Feb 7, 2022

Week 5: Module 3: The Scientific Method

Welcome to Week 5 where we will begin Module 3 on the Scientific Method. What is the Scientific Method? Together we will explore the steps and cycles of scientific inquiry! We will read and analyze an article to think critically about the process of science and its complexities. This unit is a great time to…

Jan 31, 2022

Week 4 Updates: Module 2 Principles of Sustainability

This week we continue to work through Module 2 Principles of Sustainability. We had some Moodle troubles with the Public Science Milestone 1 submission portal last week, and now we have (nearly) all student submissions! Please email your instructors your Milestone 1 assignment if you have not been able to share it yet. We want…