Environmental Science Tentative Detailed Schedule

Week Content

Introduction to Environmental Science class rules and policies

Week 1
Introduction to Group Presentation assignment and grading scheme
Chapter 1: Humans and Sustainability: An Overview
Week 2
Chapter 3: Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?

Week 3 Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution

Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population

Week 4
Control
Presentation: Topic 1
Week 5 Chapter 6: The Human Population and Urbanization
Presentation: Topic 2
Week 6 Chapter 6: The Human Population and Urbanization
Presentation: Topic 3
Week 7 Chapter 10. Food, soil, and pest management
Presentation: Topic 4
Week 8 Chapter 10. Food, soil, and pest management
Presentation: Topic 5

Week 9 Chapter 11. Water resources and water pollution

Presentation: Topic 6

Week 10 Chapter 11. Water resources and water pollution

Presentation: Topic 7
Chapter 13. Energy
Week 11 Presentation

Topic 8
Chapter 13. Energy
Week 12 Presentation

Topic 9
Week 13 Chapter 15. Air pollution, climate change, and ozone depletion

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 Presentation
Topic 10
Week 14 Chapter 15. Air pollution, climate change, and ozone depletion

Week 15 Chapter 17. Environmental economics, politics, and worldviews

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