Perks of taking Biology 107

Not everyone enjoys learning and studying science. To some students, the idea of being in a science class with no hands-on learning can seem grueling and uninteresting. The lab in Biology 107, Environmental Science, is not like that at all.

“Bio107 presents the basic concepts of Environmental Biology in order to gain a better understanding of how the human population interacts and impacts the natural world,” said the instructor of the course, Assistant Professor of Biology Jennifer Scott, via the syllabus. 

When students take Bio 107 online, they will get to perform labs at their homes, allowing students to receive hands-on learning even without a proper facility. At the beginning of the semester, students enrolled in the class visit the Keats Science Building on PVCC’s campus to pick up their lab kits. The lab kits include a variety of instruments students must use to perform experiments and tests. The lab kits also include safety and instruction manuals. 

Bio 107 is online anytime, which means students are allowed to work at their own pace. Usually, assignments should be completed within a week. The class week runs from Monday through Sunday. Although there is no required textbook for the course, students will need to purchase their professor’s choice of semester reading. The semester reading will be a roadmap to help the student answer the weekly discussion board questions. This semester, students read The Forest Unseen by David G. Haskell. 

Regular course work per week includes two discussion board posts on the semester reading, one lecture quiz, one lab assignment, and a lab quiz. There are a total of three exams in Bio 107. Throughout the semester, students will watch a variety of documentaries that pertain to weekly lesson plans and exams. 

Biology 107 and its accompanying lab is for students who enjoy hands-on learning, like working from home, and want to obtain a better understanding of the human impact on the environment. Biology 107 will also fill the requirement for a transferable science credit for a four year college. 

For more information, contact Scott at jscott@pvcc.edu.