INTEGRATED SCIENCE II

Catalog description

This is the second of a team-taught, place-based, course, which is designed to provide an introduction to multiple scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, computer science, earth science, mathematics, and physics around the theme of the greater Lewiston-Clarkston valley watershed. Course content is integrated in order to allow the students the opportunity to use multiple scientific disciplines to understand the world in which they live. The focus in this second course is on topics of local concern including dams plus modules that will vary with instructor (s). The course will include an emphasis on college reading, college writing, collaboration, and using math to solve real-world problems. This is a 4-credit class with 3 hours of lecture a week and approximately 3 hours of laboratory each week. Pre-requisites: NS-140 with a grade of C or better and MATH-144 taken concurrently or permission of instructor.