Technology
Enhancing observations
In this guide we are covering the role of technology in expanding the scope of science research.
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Technology Lecture Guide Contents
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Technology Objectives
Photography & Video
Describe different ways photographs are used in science and apply photographic principles to capture information about organisms and their environment; describe the climate and soils of desert ecosystems, including the significance of microhabitats; and provide examples of succulent plants, including where they store water and the leaf modifications of cacti species.
Tracking & Satellite
Provide benefits and examples of tracking technologies used to study organisms; explain what an ecoregion is and how it may sometimes be more beneficial to study ecoregions than larger ecosystems; and describe characteristics and organisms of the Sahara, Syrian, and North American deserts.
Magnification
Describe the magnification possible with hand lenses and microscopes; explain why light sources and stains are important in microscopy; and provide a historical example of how microscopes changed the way people viewed the world.
Microscopic Life
Revisit Domains and Kingdoms, and relate them to microscopic organisms; describe the roles of the mycosymbiont and photosymbionts in lichens; and identify three different growth forms of lichens.
