Integrating the Sciences Through Common Laboratory Experiences

Milllikin大学将在三个主要科学部门之间进行合作：化学，生物和物理。 在综合实验室的保护伞下， 将讨论三个基本问题8 1.专业和非专业的第一门课能否围绕问题解决的主题统一起来？如果是这样，这些学生应该解决的基本问题是什么？ 2. 是否有可能开发模块化的，多用途的（物理，化学，生物）实验室经验，允许学生独立于预定的实验室课程？ 3.在实验室体验中必须存在哪些元素才能创建活跃的学习社区？ 该产品将是一本实验室经验手册，最初是从我们自己的专业知识与实验室课程开发的，具体解决这些问题的答案。 一个由三个科学系的学生和教职员工组成的团队将在两个夏天研究这些问题。 该项目的结果将在该学年和夏季会议期间进行评估。

Milllikin University will undertake a cooperative venture among the three major science departments: chemistry, biology and physics. Under the umbrella of integrated laboratories, three fundamental questions will be addressed8 1. Can the first course for majors and non majors be unified around the theme of problem solving? If so, what are the fundamental problems that these students should address? 2. Is it possible to develop modular, multi- purpose (physics, chemistry, biology) laboratory experiences that permit students to work independently of a scheduled lab course? 3. What elements must be present in lab experiences that will create active learning communities? The product will be a manual of lab experiences developed initially from our own expertise with lab courses for majors that addresses concretely the answers to these questions. A team of students and faculty from all three science departments will study these questions for two summers. The results of this project will be evaluated in the intervening school year and during a summer conference.