{"id":25617,"date":"2025-09-20T20:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T20:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=25617"},"modified":"2025-09-21T21:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T21:25:39","slug":"science-discovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/welcome\/discovery\/science-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"0a1 Science Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Science Discovery <\/span>\n\n \n \n Exploring, Describing, & Explaining the Natural World <\/span>\n <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Science Discovery Objectives<\/strong><\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Provide examples of science discovery, including exploration, description, and explanation.<\/strong><\/li>\n
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    The two types of weekly assessments in this course are media pieces and quizzes.\u00a0 Material from online guides and corresponding lectures are assessed on quizzes.\u00a0 Typically material from laboratories and recitations are assessed in media pieces.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Online guide and corresponding lecture material is assessed on the quizzes.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Short-answer questions on each quiz; that match the learning objectives.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Open notes and individual effort; do not work on quizzes with another person.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Quiz answers can be added to the final Portfolio.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    Media pieces typically correspond with a laboratory or recitation, except weeks 0 and 9 when they are introduced with lecture.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Media pieces vary and include captioned photos, reflective writing, field sketches, and more.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Media pieces assignments can be completed with commonly available items.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Media pieces can be added to the final Portfolio.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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    The first media piece is taking notes over the four pages of this guide and the corresponding campus lecture.\u00a0 We often associate note-taking with lecture notes that are typically discarded after an exam.\u00a0 This video suggests another way to view notes.<\/strong><\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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