4 Overview • Syllabus & course expectations • Ch. 1: Science and the Environment – The State of the Planet – Environmental Science • The Environmental Movement – 3 Unifying Themes • Sound science • Sustainability • Stewardship – Moving Toward a Sustainable Future 13 Exercise 1 • Think‚ Pair‚ Share – Think about the topic – Write down your ideas on a sheet of paper • Write your name & date at the top of your paper. Turn it in at the end of lecture. – Break into pairs – Share
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Environmental Science‚ Technology and Sustainability What are You Doing to Help Megan Lade University of Phoenix (Online Campus) Environmental science can be defined in many ways. Whether you discuss physical implications and problems we face today or the methods and technologies created for environmental sustainability‚ environmental science is a very dynamic field of study that relates to our world and what we are doing to preserve its beauty and resources for future generations. In my mind‚ the
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or operates; the natural world affected by human activity. 2. Environmental science is the study of the interaction between living and nonliving‚ physical‚ chemical‚ and biological components of the environment including their effects on all types of organisms but most often the impact humans have on the environment. Ecology‚ conservation biology‚ forestry‚ soil science‚ forest technology and physics are related to environmental science. 3. Environmentalism is a theory that views environment rather
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Environmental Science Dr Larsen 07/27/10 Air pollution Air pollution has been a problem for years and has caused many infections and depletion of the natural environment. The most recognized depletion is the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. Pollution has caused this and has been reason for the increase in human health problems. Indoor air pollution and urban air quality are listed as two of the world’s worst pollution problems in the 2008 Blacksmith Institute World’s Worst
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Summer Chacon 12/15/12 Environmental Science P. 5 Ecocolumn Lab Report The purpose of an eco-column lab is to show the similarities between that and a real world. It is a useful tool for learning because you get to create and see your own little world. It is very much like the real world because of the communities of organisms that it consists of‚ along with their physical environment. An eco-column is a closed system. In a closed ecological system‚ any waste products produced by one species
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Environmental Science I Syllabus Teacher: Ms. Thompson Room: M1 Email: Textbook: Environmental Science‚ Course Description: The purpose of this course is to explore and inquire how humans interact with their environment from their own ecological footprint to world impact. This exploration will provide students with a wider spectrum of their place on the biosphere. Units of Study: Chapter 1—Science and
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ENVS 1301 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DISCUSSION FORUM UNIT 5 1. Summarize‚ in Your own words (do not copy from the website) two of the methods for sustainable agriculture from “Solutions: Advance Sustainable Agriculture: Using science-based practices‚ we can produce abundant food while preserving our soil‚ air and water” including all hyperlinks used. 2. List one method that you think would work well in your local village/town/region. Why would it work well? Explain. 3. Please outline
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Copyright © 2003 Caribbean Examinations Council St Michael‚ Barbados All rights reserved 2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2003 INTRODUCTION Environmental Science is a two-unit course‚ each unit consisting of three modules. Unit I‚ which consists of Fundamental Ecological Principles‚ People and The Environment
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the word biome to be accepted into the spelling bee. Paul passed with flying colors. Paul’s whole community came to support the event‚ because it is only held once a year. In the competition Paul came across words like threatened species and environmental science. And like the brainy act Paul was he spelled word correctly and made it to the semi finals. In the semi finals Paul finally misspelled a word which was consumption‚ but in the competition the only other competitor also spelled the word wrong
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Zak Shively Environmental Science Human Demography Final Lab Report Keywords- human demography‚ environmental issues‚ economic issues‚ population‚ growth rate. Introduction- In this lab we examined data collected on 230 countries. We examined the human population characteristics and determine if environmental and economic issues impact human population. We collected data from the fields of demography‚ economy‚ education‚ health‚ geography‚ and energy. We searched for data that directly correlated
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