Terminology
Portfolio
In this course you will be introduced to many new terms – some specific to science and some related to tasks in the workplace. This assignment requires you to create a portfolio of scientific terms and tasks related to this course. You will be adding new terms regularly as we progress through the textbook. Towards the end of the course, your portfolio will be complete. In addition to your portfolio you will be creating a mind-map based on your completed portfolio.
Section 1: Terminology
Section 2: Tasks
In Section 1 you will be adding terminology, its definition and an example of how it is used in a sentence. See sample below.
| WORD | DEFINITION | SENTENCE USED IN |
|---|---|---|
| Density | The degree to which something is filled or occupied | “Interpret class data on liquid densities” |
In Section 2 you will be adding words specific to tasks or actions associated with science in this course. Examples of tasks will come from your text, in-class activities and other assignments in this course. With the word, you will include the source (where you found your definition), and the Essential Skill you believe is most closely associated with the task. See sample below.
| WORD | SOURCE | DEFINITION | ASSOCIATED Essential Skill(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze | Lab 1: Title | Examine methodically | Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking |