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EnvironmentalScience
EnvironmentalScienceisaninterdisciplinarycoursecoveringawidevarietyoftopicsincludingbiology,physics,
geology,ecology,chemistry,geography,astronomy,meteorology,oceanography,andengineering.Thecoursealso
considerswaysinwhichhumanpopulationsaffectourplanetanditsprocesses.Ofspecialemphasisistheconceptof
sustainabilityasameansofusingresourcesinawaythatensurestheywillalwaysbearoundus.
Theunifyingconceptsthattiethedifferentareasofenvironmentalsciencetogetherareasfollows:
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Scienceprovidesawaytolearnmoreabouttheworldandinfluenceshowweunderstandit.
Energyconversionsunderlieallecologicalprocesses.
TheEarthisoneinterconnectedsystem.
Humanschangenaturalsystems.
Environmentalissueshaveaculturalandsocialcontext.
Humanexistencedependsinpartonincreasingpracticesthatwillachievesustainability.
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Defineenvironmentalscienceanddescribethefieldofenvironmentalsciencestudies;
Identifytheotherfieldsofstudythatcontributetoenvironmentalscience;
Identifywaysinwhichhumansdependontheenvironment;
Giveexamplesofrenewableandnonrenewableresourcesanddistinguishbetweenthem;
Listthefivegeneralcausesofenvironmentaldegradation;
Explainwhatismeantbysustainability;
Defineenergy;
Describedifferentformsofenergy,andgiveexamplesofeach;
Understandenergytransformation,energyefficiency,andthelawofconservationofenergy.
Studentsatthislevelshouldshowdevelopmentintheirunderstandingofscientificinquiry.Thecourseprovides
handsŊonlabsandresearchtoaidinarrivingatadeeperunderstandingoftheenvironmentandtheimpactofhumans
onittodayandinthepast.Thelabswillcalluponstudentstoanalyzemanydifferentprocessesandsystems,arriveat
conclusions,anddeterminewaysinwhicheverypersoncanpositivelyinfluencetheenvironment.
Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentsshouldbeableto:
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Unit1:EnvironmentalScienceSemesterOne
EnvironmentalScience
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CourseOverview
IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience
Lab:IntroductiontoLabSafety
Earth'sHistory
PlateTectonics
Earth'sAtmosphere
Lab:AirPressure
WeatherandClimate
AtmosphericCirculation
Lab:AtmosphericCirculationandPatterns
Earth'sWater
Project:Earth'sWater
WaterUse
Lab:SoapyWater
Project:WaterUse
WaterConservation
Lab:WaterConservation
RockCycle
Lab:RocksRock!
Project:RockCycle
Soil
Lab:DiggingforSoil
SoilConservation
Lab:ErosionVirtualExperiment
Project:SoilConservation
Ecology
Project:Ecology
EvolutionandBiodiversity
Lab:SpeciesDiversity
Project:EvolutionandBiodiversity
EnergyFlowinEcosystems
Lab:LocalFoodWebs
Project:EnergyFlowinEcosystems
NutrientCycles
WaterCycle
Lab:BuildingaModelWatershed
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PopulationEcology
CommunityEcology
EcologicalSuccession
ThreatenedandEndangeredSpecies
Lab:OilSpillExperiment
Project:ThreatenedandEndangeredSpecies
ProtectingBiodiversity
Project:ProtectingBiodiversity
TerrestrialBiomes
Project:TerrestrialBiomes
AquaticLifeZones
Lab:DescendingintotheDepths
FreshwaterLifeZones
Lab:FreshwaterLifeZones
PopulationAgeStructure
Project:PopulationAgeStructure
EffectsofaGrowingHumanPopulation
Project:EffectsofaGrowingHumanPopulation
FoodResources
Lab:FoodResources
PestManagement
Project:PestManagement
Forestry
Project:Forestry
Rangelands
Project:Rangelands
LandConservation
Project:LandConservation
Mining
Project:Mining
Fisheries
SpecialProject*
Review
MidtermExam
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Unit2:EnvironmentalScienceSemesterTwo
EnvironmentalScience
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IntroductiontoEnergy
EnergyConsumptionHistory
FossilFuels
Project:FossilFuels
Lab:TheEffectsofanOilSpill
Coal
Project:Coal
SyntheticFuels
Lab:EnergyofanAlternateFuelSource
IntroductiontoNuclearEnergy
Project:IntroductiontoNuclearEnergy
NuclearPowerPlants
Lab:NuclearChainReaction
Project:NuclearPowerPlants
NuclearEnergyandtheEnvironment
Project:NuclearEnergyandtheEnvironment
HydroelectricPower
Project:HydroelectricPower
TidesandWaves
Project:TidesandWaves
Lab:WhatCanaWaveDo?
SolarEnergy
Lab:SolarEnergy
WindPower
Project:WindPower
GeothermalPower
Project:GeothermalPower
HydrogenFuel
Project:HydrogenFuel
EnergyEfficiency
Lab:EnergyUseandYourFamily
Project:EnergyEfficiency
IntroductiontoAirPollution
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Project:IntroductiontoAirPollution
Lab:TemperatureInversion
AcidDeposition
Lab:AcidRain,PartOneŊAnalysis
Lab:AcidRain,PartTwoŊHandsŊon
Project:AcidDeposition
ClimateChange
Lab:GreenhouseGassesandClimateChange
Project:ClimateChange
ReducingAirPollution
Lab:HowGreenIsYourCar?
Project:ReducingAirPollution
NoisePollution
Project:NoisePollution
WaterPollution
Lab:Solubility
SewageTreatment
SolidWaste
Project:SolidWaste
Lab:SolidWaste
HazardousWaste
Project:HazardousWaste
EnvironmentalHealth
Project:EnvironmentalHealth
SustainableCities
Project:SustainableCities
EnvironmentalEconomics
Project:EnvironmentalEconomics
Lab:AnEnvironmentalScienceFieldTrip
SpecialProject*
Review
FinalExam
GlossaryandCredits
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