Essay about how the different disciplines interconnect in science– biology, physics, chemistry
Develop an argument to demonstrate the importance of this theme in the production of scientific knowledge.
Propose and detail three science case studies that illustrate this theme and its importance.
One case study should come from (internet) each module (weeks 1-4; weeks 5-8; and weeks 9-12)
List of case studies in SCI1LUE
| Week | Case studies | ||
| Module 1 | |||
| 1 | Uncertainty in science | The Big Bang | Gravitational waves |
| 2 | The atomic hypothesis | The condensation of matter | The periodic table |
| 3 | Contaminated soil | The age of the Earth | The formation of the Solar System |
| 4 | Hardness | The beginnings of life | Boyajian’s star (and science communication) |
| Module 2 | |||
| 5 | Bacteriophages | What is life? | Emergence |
| 6 | Ecology of trees and grasses | What is evolution? | What is a gene? |
| 7 | Eating insects | Classifying life | How much of you is human? |
| 8 | Rewilding | Ecosystem and community ecology | Engineering an ecosystem |
| Module 3 | |||
| 9 | Designer molecules | The structure of DNA | |
| 10 | Feeding the world | Collaboration in science | Power and authority in science |
| 11 | Ubiquity of maths | Bad science | Models in science |
| 12 | Multiple minds | Self-destructing cells | Stroke and vision |
