SC Big Ideas in Science Unit 3 Seminar: Waves 6/20/12 James Stevens MS RD Adjunct Faculty Department of Science School of General Education

Notable Quotes “We’re drowning in information yet starving for knowledge”

“The more studies we have, the less we know” Notable Quotes

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Science Headlines cont. Text messaging in class may affect college students' learningText messaging in class may affect college students' learning How can we be good consumers of science news? What poignant questions should we ask?

Science Headlines cont. Text messaging in class may affect college students' learningText messaging in class may affect college students' learning How can we be good consumers of science news? What poignant questions should we ask? Action steps moving forward…

EM Waves Electromagnetic (EM) spectrum a.Microwaves b.Infrared waves c.Visible light waves

Microwaves Image credit: Microsoft Clip Art

Infrared Waves

Visible Light Waves

Microplate Reader

Cell phones cause cancer

Newer study suggests cell phone usage does not contribute to cancer risk

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