Introduction To Environmental  Science

EVS 101

Spring 2006

Instructors:    Kathy Strain      541-4660 ext.267   Home: 541-5786;   strain@ltcc.edu

Sue Kloss  Work: 541-4660  ext.244  Home:  573-0922;  kloss@ltcc.edu

Text:   Environmental Science: A Global Concern 9th Edition.  Cunningham et al.

Week               Date                           Course Topic*                                                                     Readings

1                      4/2                               Environment and Philosophy                                        Ch. 1, 2                       

                        4/4                               Ecological Econonmics                                                Ch. 23

2                      4/9                               Ecosystem Cycles                                                        Ch. 3                           

                        4/11                             Biological Communities                                                Ch. 4               

3                      4/16                             Biomes                                                                      Ch. 5   

        4/18                             Population Biology                                                      Ch. 6, 7         
              

4                      4/23                             Food and Agricultural Mgt.                                           Ch. 9, 10       

        4/25                               Biodiversity and Preservation                                     Ch. 11, 13

5                      4/30                             Midterm

                        5/2                               Land Use                                                                  Ch. 12             

                        5/5                               Earth Day at Montbleu         

6                      5/7                               Geology and Earth Resources                                      Ch. 14             

                        5/9                               Weather and Air Pollution                                          Ch. 15, 16

7              5/14                             Water Use                                                                        Ch. 17 

                5/16                             Water Pollution                                                                 Ch. 18

8               5/21                             Conventional and Sustainable Energy                                   Ch. 19, 20

                    5/23                             Solid, Toxic and Hazardous Waste                                       Ch. 21                         

9                                            5/28                              Holiday                                   

5/30                               Urbanization                                                                   Ch. 22

                                    *Friday, June 1^st - Last day to drop with a “W”*

10                                        6/4                                Environmental Policy and Planning                                              Ch. 24                       

6/6                                 Presentations

11                                        6/11                              Political Activism                                                              Ch.25

6/13                               Political Activism

12              6/18                             Final Exam  10:00 am-11:50am