Research Lecture
Preparing for field work & labs
In this guide we are covering the basic knowledge required for safe and effective research.
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Research Lecture Guide Contents
This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.
Research Objectives
Safety
Outline the basic essentials in a lab and field safety checklist; list the components of a first aid kit and an emergency preparedness kit; and describe wasps through the course topic lenses, including their relationship to humans
Habits & Practices
Distinguish between a habit and practice, providing examples of how each are important in safety and science investigations; define stewardship and provide examples; and define ethics and provide a field-based example of ethics in practice.
Field Work
List planning considerations related to safe and effective field work; and provide characteristics of moss plants, including how they relate to the course topics of biodiversity, ecology, and conservation biology.
Laboratory
Explain why controlling variables in laboratory work can assist in drawing conclusions from research, using a moss investigation as an example, describe how science discovery can be applied to small-scale habitats; and provide an example of an exploratory study that can generate variables for further research.
