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Course Outline

 

Week

Topic

 

Chapter

Reading/HW

Essay due Every

Week

1

Aug 29

Introductions

Introduction to what this course is all about and the learning objectives!

1) Sustainability, Stewardship, and Sound Science

 

Read for next

Week 1, 2, 3

Chose 2 Chapters

For Essay

2

Sep 12

Video

2) Economics, Politics, and Public Policy

3) Basic needs of living things

 

Read for next

Week 4, 5

Esaay assign. 1

3

Sep 12

4) Populations and Communities

5) Ecosystems: Energy, Patterns, Disturbance

 

Read For NW 6, 7

Essay assign. 2

4

Sep 19

6) Wild Species: Biodiversity & Protection

7) The use and restoration of ecosystems

Quiz

1

Read For NW 8, 9

Essay 3

5

Sep 26

Wetlands Supplementary

8) The human population

 

Read For NW 10

Supplementary

Essay 4

6

Oct 3

9) Population and Development

Library

Research

Read For NW 20

Essay 5

7

Oct 10

10) Water: Hydrologic Cycle

20) Water Pollution and Prevention

 

Read For NW

11, 12

Essay 6

8

Oct 17

Ct Forests, Supplementary Presentation

11) Soil & Soil Ecosystems

 

Supplementary

Read For NW

14, 16

Essay 7

9

Oct 24

14) Energy From Fossil Fuels

16) Renewable Energy

Quiz 2

Read For NW 17

Essay 8

 

10

Oct 31

17) Environmental Health

Start Library Research Work for Group Presentation

Library

Research

Read For NW

18, 19

Essay 9

11

Nov 8

18) Global Climate Change

19) The Atmosphere: Pollution

 

Read For NW 20

Essay 10

12

Nov 7

20) Provide an Outline of Presentation

Continue Library  Research Work with Group

Quiz 3

Take Home

Read For NW 21

Essay  11

Nov 14

Chemicals: Pollution and Prevention

Video: Love Canal

 

Read For NW 22

13

 Nov 29

Thanksgiving Week No Classes 21) Hazardous

Final will be posted on Digication

 

Prepare for

PP Presentation

and Final

14

Dec 2

22) Sustainable Communities

Being Group Presentations: Hand in Presentations

Library

Research

 

15

Dec 13

Group Presentation: Hand in Presentation

Take home final due in ePortfolio Digication

Final

Exam

 

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