Main description:

Everyday Biology #WHATSTHEPOINT is specifically designed for non-biology majors and will expose students to a wide array of topics such as microscopy, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, photosynthesis, cell chemistry, biotechnology, and animal diversity. Everyday Biology #WHATSTHEPOINT was written to specifically showcase how the lessons taught in lab can be used in our everyday lives.

Contents:

Meet Your Authors!
Student Science Laboratory Safety and Rules Agreement
Introduction
Lab #1 Everyday Biology: What's the Point?
Lab #1 The Big Picture
Lab #2: Lab Equipment: Let's Get to Know Each Other!
Lab #2 The Big Picture
Lab #3 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #3 The Big Picture
Lab #4: Cell Chemistry "You Are What You Eat"!
Lab #4 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #4 The Big Picture
Lab #5: Enzymes: Always Looking for a Matching Substrate
Lab #5 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #5 The Big Picture
Lab #6: Properties of the Cell Membrane: The Good, The Bad, The Selective
Lab #6 The Big Picture
Lab #7: Cell Division: Splitting Up!
Lab #7 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #7 The Big Picture
Lab #8 Photosynthesis: Let There Be Light!!!
Lab #8 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #8 The Big Picture
Lab #9: Bacteria and Fungi: They Are All Around Us!
Lab #9 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #9 The Big Picture
Lab #10: Biotechnology: How Science Helps Determine Paternity
Lab #10 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #10 The Big Picture
Lab #11: Biotechnology: How Science Can Prevent the Zombie Apocalypse
Lab #11 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #11 The Big Picture
Lab #12: Simple Inheritance: Where'd You Get Those Genes?
Lab #12 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #12 The Big Picture
Lab #13: Eukarya Domain: Animalia Kingdom
Lab #13 What's the Point: Analysis and Conclusions
Lab #13 The Big Picture