Environmental Assignments

General Resources (Not only for this class)

MOVIE REVIEW LINKS          (ALL CLASSES INCLUDED)

Scientific Nonsense. The World Wide Web has become your source for all sorts of pseudoscientific nonsense. Listen to the NPR commentary (~ 3 min) Needs Real Audio; get it here.

Written Assignments: Written assignments should be done using Microsoft Word. Set the font size for 12 points. You may include images, graphs, and other figures in your assignment. Run the spell and grammar checkers before turning in your assignment. Assignments should be E-mailed to me (Click here to see how and to read additional rules). PowerPoint, Excel, and other computer-based assignments should also be E-mailed as described above. NOTE: Assignments should be titled appropriately, either with your name(s) or a unique descriptive title (not "project.doc" or "homework.ppt").

 A tutorial for using Excel is here

Important resources 

1. NOTE: LECTURE READINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW (Consider these to be readings that provide reviews of my lecture)

2. Final Project Information 

Required Reading Assignments:

1. Flower communities lab (due in three weeks; also available in jive). 
2. A tutorial for using Excel

3. In the Textbook- Read for content.

   • Section 1.1

   • Section 1.2

   • NOTE: You can safely ignore the boxes (pg 2) and Active Learning boxes (page 5) and anything else that is in grey-green.

4. Evolution

5. Ecology

6. Lecture Readings on Population Growth   Second test starts HERE
   • Homework: You can work in groups of 2-3 for this exercise. Review the Population Growth Section, Run the Simulation, and E-mail the Answers. In the Subject line enter "Pop Growth" and your last names.  
   • Optional Readings: Population growth terminology 
   • Optional Readings: Human Population Growth 
   • Optional Readings: Demographic Transition
   • Homework Readings: Population Issues (read all)
7. Lecture Readings on Food Chains and Webs  Second test ends HERE
8. What's Wrong With The World?

9. Politics and the Environment

10. Thinking Beyond Borders

1. Data results for fish
2. Water Pollution and Effects on the Vinegar Eel, Turbatrix aceti
3. Study guide for test 3