Learning Outcomes
Sometimes it is nice to get a reward for a job well done.
Successfully complete the ten modules of Human Biology and earn the nine badges that represent facets of the three course outcomes: understanding concepts, practicing skills, and drawing connections between disciplines. Each of the three outcomes has a hierarchy of study from general science, to the life sciences (biology), to a specific group of life (humans). You will be demonstrating achievement of each of these outcomes in the final portfolio.
Science Concepts
perception, evidence, prediction, cause & effect, scale, quantity, continuity, change, matter, energy, patterns, systems & models, specimens, collections, tentative & durable, hypotheses, facts, theories, laws, science history, science fields
Science Skills
discovery (exploration, description, & explanation), reasoning, analysis, decision making, problem solving, reflecting, recording, note-taking, long-term studies & narration, science study skills, expertise & portfolios
Science Connections
science news, science-related media, global issues. science & culture, business/economy, science & the arts, science ethics, science products, events, institutions. science values, scientists, science-related jobs, science & technology
Biology Concepts
complexity & organization, cells, structure & function, classification, evolutionary change, unity & diversity, inheritance, reproduction, development, life stages, regulation & feedback, physiology & mechanism, homeostasis, interdependence, interactions
Biology Skills
observations, inferences, creativity & imagination, research design, library research, qualitative & quantitative, data collection, sampling, data management, data analysis, data visualization, synthesis & conclusions
Biology Connections
lifelong learning plans, techniques, trips & destinations, informal education (museums, libraries, galleries), everyday science, kitchen science, garden science, diet, exercise, science & local communities, citizen science
Human Concepts
movement, gas exchange, integration & control, sensation, cognition & learning, communication, population dynamics, environmental interactions, health, non-infectious diseases, infectious diseases, diagnosis, treatment
Human Skills
safety (lab & field), study kits, equipment, ethical considerations, anthropology, archaeology, medical research, reading tests & imagery, microscope analysis, self-analysis
Human Connections
communicating about humans, matching message to media, writing & journaling, drawing & painting, photos & videos, mixed media, science stories, family albums, generational learning