HSC 074 - HSC Botany

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Students explore the structure and life cycle of plants and their role in our ecosystem and in society.

Prerequisite: HSC/ELA 018 with a C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Illustrate the growth and development of plant tissue from seed to plant, flowers, then fruit by creating a model. Next Generation Science Standards High School Life Science (HS-LS1-5)
Illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy. (HS-LS1-5)
Use the scientific method and inquiry to analyze problems or phenomena in the plant world.
Demonstrate basic lab skills through the collection, synthesis, and analysis of data.
Evaluate the arguments and specific claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.

Course Contents

Life cycle of higher and lower level plants and connection to animals reproduction
Photosynthesis
Plants within the ecosystem and the value to humans
Effects of changes in temperature and moisture on plants
Role of plants in environment
Genetics

Instructional Units: 5