{"id":403,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/natural-world\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T08:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:48:22","slug":"natural-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/natural-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The Natural World"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Core Curriculum Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/components\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Components of the Core<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/faculty-directors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty Directors<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core\/core-faculty-information\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Core Faculty Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/core-operating-manual\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Core Operating Manual<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/butleru-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/gmreese_butler_edu\/EV1kvXmTjwpNutwDzYDhdvIBE-9GG0ZRs8EXVYu2GVNN2g?e=VBZgTT\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Core Curriculum Worksheet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-natural-world\">The Natural World<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-course-structure\">Course Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A menu of five-hour lecture\/lab courses to be taken from the first year onward. Courses not required of science majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-student-learning-outcomes\">Student Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To gain awareness of some significant scientific theories and achievements, and to recognize how they are related both to other areas of science and to our understanding of broader societal issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To develop an understanding of the methods of natural science and a capacity to reason scientifically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To experience first-hand the scientific process through discovery-based learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learning-outcomes-used-for-assessment\">Learning Outcomes used for Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students will demonstrate content knowledge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will demonstrate the ability to explain how knowledge of scientific theories guide society\u2019s understanding of broader societal issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will experience the methods of science including implementation of the scientific method, data collection, data analysis, and the interpretation of data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alternative-ways-to-fulfill-the-nw-requirement\">Alternative Ways to Fulfill the NW Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All students must fulfill the NW requirement. 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