ISCI 173. Life and Environmental Science for Teachers [C3T2]

This course provides university-level foundations of life science for future preK-8 teachers. Content aligns with various teacher competencies, and will prepare students to be scientifically literate. Topics will focus on biological structure and function; information flow, storage and exchange; transformations of energy and matter; evolution; and the interconnection and interactions of living systems. The course will engage students in the learning of foundational concepts as well as the process of science and the relevance of biology to society. Normally open to IDLS majors only, but other students may request admission by special permission. May be used for general education  credit.