BIO(k)Now!: Enhancing Undergraduate Biology Student Understanding of Biotechnology and Environmental Issues in an Inquiry-based Laboratory Environment

纪律：生物科学（61）基于鞋带生物学（NSF：DUE/ATE #9553720）和NRC标准和BCI（生物学概念清单1）中发现的原则等成熟的方法，Bio（k）Now！提高学生对关键生物过程的理解。五门课程（生物110、生物111、生物112、生物130、生物150）受到直接影响，项目资源也用于其他课程（化学、法医化学、微生物学）。 预计该项目将产生一些更广泛的影响，因为该项目为独特的学生群体提供服务，应有助于他们为在该地区就业或进入四年制大学做好充分准备，完成学业。进入这所大学的学生的平均年龄是30岁，大多数人都在大学接受与工作有关的再培训。百分之七十三（73%）是第一代大学生，77%有资格获得基于需求的财政援助。实验旨在解决两个关键概念：1）生物技术对社会的影响和2）监测环境条件的重要性，以利用它们作为资源，而不损害这些资源的质量。

Discipline: Biological Sciences (61)Based on such proven approaches as Shoestring Biology (NSF:DUE/ATE #9553720) and the principles found in NRC Standards and the BCI (Biology Concepts Inventory1), Bio(k)Now! is improving students understanding of key biological processes. Five courses (Bio 110, Bio 111, Bio 112, Bio 130, Bio 150) are directly affected and project resources are being utilized in other classes as well (chemistry, forensic chemistry, microbiology). A number of broader impacts are anticipated as this project serves a unique population of students and should help prepare them for jobs in the area or to enter a four-year college well prepared to complete their studies. The average age of students entering this college is thirty and a majority are attending college for job related retraining. Seventy-three percent (73%) are first generation college students and 77% qualify for need-based financial assistance. Experiments are designed to address two key concepts: 1) the impact of biotechnology on society and 2) the importance of monitoring environmental conditions in order to utilize them as resources without damaging the quality of those resources.