1. Strategies for Integrating Biology and Chemistry Throughout the Freshman Science Curriculum BCCE August 2006

2. Biology Evolution, aging, disease, the environment, etc. College level general biology courses becoming more and more molecular. There are some areas of chemistry which are taught inaccurately or misleadingly.

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4. Astronomy, Geology, Earth Science Many sciences naturally integrate multiple disciplines.

5. SCI 108 – Essentials of Forensics Developed by Tod Treat (chemist) and Paul Sarantakos (CJ) – Main instructor is a chemist – 3 or 4 guest instructors – lecture and/or lab – A coordinator does all the scheduling and calculates contact hours for load

6. Multiple Instructors Challenges Benefits Considerations – Guest instructors sometimes also instruct labs.

7. SCI 108 - content Nature of science / critical thinking Physical evidence / crime scene analysis Microscopy – stereo and compound Forensic anthropology Organic and inorganic chemistry Chromatography Spectroscopy

8. SCI 108 - content Fingerprinting Arson / explosives Toxicology Biochemistry / blood / DNA Blood spatter Forensic pathology Firearms / cadaver – optional Lab practical type midterm and final

12. SCI 208 – Death Investigation Recently a second forensics course was designed by John Moore. – Criminal justice students at Parkland are now required to take 2 semesters of forensics. – SCI 108  chemistry bias – SCI 208  biology bias - death investigation

13. SCI 141 Being introduced this fall Theme - change in the universe and evolution of life Topics – History – Pseudoscience – Cosmology – Solar system – Earth – Ecosystems – Evolution – Biochemistry – Genetics

14. SCI 142 Being introduced next spring Theme – science in the news / current events science Topics – Scientific methods – Major illness – Climate change – Space travel – Nutrition – Alternate energy sources – Biotechnology

15. Acknowledgements Natural Science faculty Larry Kaplan