ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Spring semester course- Ms. Bagwell
As Aldo Leopold said in his foreword to "A Sand County
Almanac", "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging
to us.", and
"...wild things were taken for granted until progress
began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still
higher 'standard of living' is worth its cost in things natural, wild
and free.", and
"There is no other way for land to survive the impact
of mechanized man... (unless we) begin to use it with love and respect".
Course objectives
Required materials & Notes
Syllabus
TEXT:
Arms, K., (2004), Environmental Science, Holt
Rinehart & Winston, TX.
Course Description:
An interdisciplinary study that
seeks to:
describe the problems caused by mankind's use of the
natural world; consider historical background, scientific knowledge,
and political, social and economic implications; then find
ethical and realistic solutions.
Course Objectives:
`Reinforce methods of scientific research to promote
sound analytical and decision-making skills.
`Continue to develop an understanding of the natural
processes which have occurred and are occurring to shape the world.
`Use this basis of information to further investigate
traditions concepts of land use for compatibility with the principles
of conservation
`Develop an understanding of the complexity of factors
involved in making sound environmental policy decisions.
Required materials & Notes:
`Make-up
work is the responsibility of the student.
`Late
assignments will be accepted one day late only for partial credit.
`Lab & outdoor
work privileges are dependent upon good behavior. If necessary, an alternative
assignment will be given.
Syllabus
3rd Nine Weeks:
Interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Science
History of human use of resources to meet needs (Ch.12)
World population explosion (Ch. 13)
Feeding the World (Ch. 14)
Pollution- Land: erosion, solid waste (Ch. 18.4,
19)
4th Nine Weeks
Water (Ch. 21)
Air & Noise
(Ch. 22)
Nuclear waste (Ch. 16)
Habitat destruction (Ch. 23)
Alternative Energy Sources (Ch 17)
Conservation efforts(Ch. 24)
Environmental Policies- local, federal, global (Ch.
25)
A Look at Environmental Organizations & their
effectiveness |