Hybrid Environmental Science Spring Semester 2014

*Satisfies the science requirement for UC or CSU schools Biology Instructor, Al Gonzlez Evergreen Valley College - 3095 Yer a Buena !oa", #$%$ CA 95&35
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aterials: Enger ) #(it,, Environ(ental #cience +&.t, e"ition or ne:er- I#B;2 9/<-0-0/-33<3.0-0 or 9/<-0-0/-33<3./-9, =ac>et o? scantron <<. !""ice Hours #ed $:1$%&:1$ pm ' ()u 11am%2 pm *lso: +ridays: ,y *ppt- only !""ice .)one /: ./3-/900 e@ 8.59 +I 're?er e-(ail- #u Aect line4 E# &0 ) section 2 ,iology !n%line 0nstructor: r- *l 1on23le2 and !n%campus lab 0nstructor: s- 4a)iri Required Instructor0s E-(ail A""ress4 al?re"$gonzalez7evc$e"u Bn-1ine Co('anion #ite4 ,tt'4CC,ig,ere"$(cgra:,ill$co(CsitesC00/33<3.0&Cin?or(ationDcenterDvie:0C Class in?or(ation +e$g$ ?iel" tri's, ==9, etc$-4 ,tt's4CC(oo"le$sAecc"$e"uC(oo"leCloginCin"e@$',' C,ec> Gra"es 7 ,tt's4CCAu'itergra"es$co(CloginCin"e@$',' !esearc, Eocu(entation Bn-line Fe lin>s4 ,tt'4CC cs$ e"?or"st(artins$co(Cres"oc5eC

Student Learning !utcomes: &$ A''ly t,e asic 'rinci'les o? t,e scienti?ic (et,o"$ .$ 9o integrate asic conce'ts o? c,e(istry into t,eir un"erstan"ing o? ecosyste( ?unction
an" o? environ(ental issues suc, as nuclear energy an" aci" rain$ 3$ 9o e@'lain t,e c,aracteristics o? ecological relations,i's an" consi"er t,eir i('lications ?or ,u(an societies$ 3$ Evaluate t,e "i??erences a(ong various ?or(s o? energy resources inclu"ing rene:a le an" non-rene:a le energy resources$ 5$ E@'lain t,e :ater cycle an" "istinguis, et:een 'oint an" non-'oint sources o? 'ollution an" 'ollution control regulatory sc,e(es$ 8$ 9o a''ly i('ortant environ(ental an" econo(ic 'rinci'les to t,e analysis o? environ(ental 'ro le(s$ /$ Analyze alternative scenarios regar"ing t,e environ(ental i('act o? ,u(an 'o'ulation gro:t, an" econo(ic "evelo'(ent <$ Construct an" use (o"els to analyze, e@'lain, or 're"ict ',eno(ena$ 9$ Engage e??ectively in t,e 'rocess o? colla orative :or> an" i"enti?y ?actors t,at ?acilitate an" i('e"e e??ective co((unication$ &0$ =artici'ate in ca('us an" co((unity events an" in t,e "e(ocratic 'rocess$ &&$ *a>e t,oug,t?ul 'ersonal an" aca"e(ic c,oices an" evaluate t,e conseGuences o? t,ose c,oices$ &.$ Hn"erstan" yoursel? an" ot,ers as (e( ers o? our "iverse glo al co((unity$ &3$ A''ly critical t,in>ing s>ills to an issue o? social Austice$

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Lecture (opic 0ntroduction and Environmental 0nterrelations)ips - Course overvie:I t,e(es, reGuire(ents, researc, 'roAect Ho8 to prepare "or eac) test: &$ !ea" ) re-rea" t,e c,a'ter .$ 9,ere is an ol"er e"ition on !E#E!VE at li rary ?or revie: Home8or5 due be"ore eac) c)apter (est 3$ Jno:C(e(orize >ey ter(s an" )and%8rite ans:ers only to revie: Guestions 3$ Visit online co('anion site ) co('lete on-line Guiz +not gra"e"5$ Bne :ee>ly Blogs on *oo"le a out an environ(ental issue or to'ic o? your c,oice$ Lab: Intro to Moodle, obtain email for grade sheet, access to Jupiter
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Lab: ools for Scientific Inquir! 0ntro on 0nteractions: Environment and !rganisms 7H*.(ER /4 (ES( 9Interrelated Scientific Principles: "ner#y! and "n$iron%ent& Ecological Conce'ts Jin"s o? Brganis Interactions

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"ab: "n$iron%ental 'r#ani(ation Internet Lab Lecture (opic .opulation .rinciples +=o'ulation C,aracteristics7H*.(ER /? (ES( 9.opulation .rinciples: Lab4 "n$iron%ental )io Population Study * 0ntro to Energy 1ast "ay to "ro' :it, no LFM Intro to Energy an" Civilization 7)apter @ (est

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Lab: Computer "ab and #hole 1ouse .nerg! 2esign )eport 0ntro on Energy Sources +#ources!ene:a le #ources o? Energy- 9i"al =o:er Energy Conservation 7H*.(ERS @ ' A (ES( 9Energy Sources: Lab4 +o%pletion of "ner#y +onsu%ption * Sub%it Assi#n%ents

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,iodiversity 0ssues *anaging Ecosyste(s ?or Fil"li?e 7H*.(ER /10 (ES( 9Human 0mpact on Resources and Ecosystems: Lab: .ndangered Species ,oster 3oard ,resentation %4 min-

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=rovi"e stu"ents :it, t,e Energy Consu('tion E@erciseN Land%Bse .lanning +Oactors t,at contri ute to s'ra:l- ) 1an"-Hse =lanning =rinci'les ,*icroso?t For" 6 Env$ #urvey outline-BF1 Oor(atNNN ) !evie: Puest$ 7H*.(ER /12 (ES( 9Land%Bse .lanning: Lab: .nv' Surve! 2evelopment 0ntro to Soil and 0ts Bses +Geologic =rocesses7H*.(ER /1C (ES( 9Land use .lanning:

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0mportant Student 0n"ormation A stu"ent (ay use a stu"y ai" selecte" y t,e instructor on t,e "ay o? t,e c,a'ter test4 < R @ && s,eet o? 'a'er + ot, si"es (ay contain notes o? t,e c,a'ter only =eer =artner +(ay e selecte" y instructor Grou' Interaction B'en-Boo> +ya rig,tN All la an" ,o(e:or> assign(ents are "ue on sc,e"ule" "ays$ 9ests an" e@a(s (ust e co('lete" :,en sc,e"ule" y t,e instructorN 9ests (ay e a co( ination o? (ulti'le c,oices an" (ay inclu"e a s,ort essay$ I? you c,eat +e$g$ co'y, ta>e test or "o not return test- on any assign(ent you :ill receive a zero ?or t,at assign(ent an" receive "isci'line (easures as outline" in t,e stu"ent ,an" oo>$ All "ocu(ente" "isa ilities :ill e acco((o"ate" u'on stu"ent reGuest +A(erican Eisa ilities Act-$ Eisa ility (ust e re'orte" "uring t,e ?irst :ee> o? classN *bsences: #tu"ent :ill e "ro''e" ?ro( class i? not 'resent on ?irst "ay$ An e@cess o? t,ree a sences :ill result in eing "ro''e" ?ro( t,e class It is t,e res'onsi ility o? eac, stu"ent to :it,"ra: ,i(C,er sel? ?ro( class$ Classroo( Courtesy4 #9HEE;9# #QA11 ;B9 H#E E1EC9!B;IC EEVICE# FQI1E I; 1EC9H!E$ #'eci?ic "isa ilities :ill e acco((o"ate"$ 9,e instructor :ill "o ,is est to (aintain t,e a ove :ritten course sc,e"ule$ Qo:ever, to'ics an" Guizzes (ay not coinci"e :it, t,e a ove :ritten "ates "ue to un?oreseen circu(stances$

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9,e 'ur'ose o? t,is e@ercise is to eco(e ?a(iliar :it, researc, (et,o"s, co('uter a''lication, literacy an" t,e 'resentation 'rocesses$ *oreover, to t,in> a out ,o: to a''roac,, co((unicate an" assess an environ(ental issue :it, solution+s- ?ro( various vie:'oints + econo%ic! en$iron%ental! le#islati$e! societal, etc$-$ All vie:'oints (ust e a""resse" in your outline an" 'roAect$ 9,e stu"ent ,as t,e ?ree"o( to select an environ(ental issue to 'resent in class$ 9,e ?ollo:ing is a sc,e"ule" outline t,at illustrates t,e 'roAect 'rocess$ &$ #elect an Environ(ental issueCto'ic +one o? contention.$ 1earn :,at resources are availa le an" ,o: to access t,e($ 3$ Collect in?or(ation on t,e to'ic an" cite sources 3$ =artici'ate in t,e Co('uter Internet an" A''lication 1a to "evelo' a college-level outline +loo> u' outline re?erences on t,e Internet- t,at :ill inclu"e a i liogra',y$ 5$ Hse outline an" relate" researc, to "evelo' a =o:er=oint 'resentation o? your to'ic 8$ Construct a Guestionnaire t,at involves ?ive ste's4 a$ #'eci?y t,e issueN $ Eevelo' Guestions t,at inclu"e all vie:'oints ?ro( your outline$ 9,ese s,oul" e general Guestions to test t,e asic >no:le"ge o? a"ults t,at :ill e surveye" c$ Frite t,e ?irst "ra?t "$ =retest t,e Guestionnaire e$ !evise t,e Guestionnaire /$ !ecor" !esults +statistics :C"ata ta les 6 create a gra', an" insert it into ==9<$ Inter'ret an" e@'lain results +using c,arts9$ =resent to'ic an" survey to class +su((arize t,e researc, an" results- an" e@'lain :,at your results (ean$

()e outline %ust include t)e "ollo8ing: A college-level outline4 ,tt'4CC cs$ e"?or"st(artins$co(Cres"oc5eC 1iterature !evie: +or Bi liogra',y- - 9,is section (ust inclu"e citations an" or re?erences ?ro( 'revious stu"ies o? t,e to'ic +*a>e certain to cite your sources in A=A style-$ !e?erences must inclu"e a oo>, sc,olarly Aournal, ne:s'a'er an" Internet$ Your outline s,oul" e t,ree 'ages$ Butlines are "ue on t)e $t) 8ee5 o" class 9lab:* timed A minute Kpro"essionalL oral presentation is required by eac) student at end o" semester-