Course format:  Lecture: 10:10A-11:00A, MW, WH 101; optional discussion on
Fridays, WH 101; one required lab weekly.

Requirements:  Requires Q200 and is restricted to elementary education majors.

Course description:  Q201 is an introduction to the basic principles and
practice of biology designed especially for prospective elementary
teachers.  All major areas of biology are considered, with a concluding
emphasis upon the relations between various organisms and their
environment.  Students are expected to bring together their previous
experiences with lecture/text and hands-on lab exercises to develop a sound
understanding of the way that the biological world functions.  Specific
mention is made of situations they will likely encounter in their future
teaching.

Required Text:  Campbell, et al., "Biology:  Concepts and Connections".
Second edition.

Weekly assignments:  Compiling a section of lab manual; reading two
chapters of text.

Exams/papers:  Four one-hour exams; comprehensive final; three lab reports;
one lesson plan.