ES 160: Concepts of Environmental Science
Westminster College
Spring 2013
Homework| Due | Reading/Topic | Problems | Posted |
| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
The Big View | |||
| Jan. 15 | What is ES, what are the problems? Chapter 1 Organizing Principle--flows: energy, matter, and money: Chapter 2.1-2.3: | Jan. 10 | |
| Jan. 17 | The atmosphere and global climate change: Chapter 9.1-9.4 | Jan. 10 | |
| Jan. 22 | Monday Schedule For MLK day | ||
| Jan. 24 | What convinces people? Why should anyone care? | Jan. 10 | |
Energy through living systems | |||
| Jan. 29 | Energy into plants and through food web. Ch 2.4, 2.5 and Ch. 3.1-3.2 | Chapter 9 Practice Quiz questions (PQ) 2-5, 8, 11 and Critical Thinking question (CT) 1 and 4 | Jan. 18 |
| Jan. 31 | Population dynamics Ch. 3.3-3.5 | Jan. 18 | |
Global Variations | |||
| Feb. 5 | Biodiversity Ch. 5 (Cane toads) | Jan. 30 | |
| Feb. 7 | Conservation Ch 6 | Ch 2: PQ 2.7, 2.10-13 CT 2.3, 2.5 Ch 3: PQ 3.1, 3.3, Define keystone species, give an example of one that does not appear in the text and explain how its interactions with the rest of the ecosystem make it a keystone species. 3.4, 3.7, 3.9 3.11 CT 3.3 | Jan. 30 |
Energy through people | |||
| Feb. 12 | Agricuture, needs and wants. Ch 7.1-7.3 | Feb. 8 | |
| Feb. 14 | Agriculture, making it happen. Ch 2.6, Ch 7.4-7.9 | Ch 5: PQ 5.2 CT 5.4 Ch 6: PQ 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 CT none | Feb. 8 |
Many people vs big appetites | |||
| Feb. 19 | Human population dynamics: Ch 4 | Feb. 8 | |
| Feb. 21 | Ch 7: PQ 7.1, 7.4-7.13 CT none | Feb. 8 | |
Energy for our things | |||
| Feb. 26 | Conventional energy sources: Ch 13.1-13.3 | Feb. 20 | |
| Feb. 28 | topic: Hydrolic Fracturing | ||
| Mar. 5 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 7 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 12 | topic: Hydrolic Fracturing | Mar. 1 | |
| Mar. 14 | Alternative Energy: Chapter 13.4-13.9 | Ch 4: PQ 2-6 and 9-10 CT 3, 5, and 6 | Mar. 1 |
| Mar. 19 | Economics: Chapter 15 | Mar. 1 | |
| Money flows | |||
| Mar. 21 | Midterm Exam: Ch 1-7, 9.1-9.4 | ||
Flow of water | |||
| Mar. 26 | Water resources: Chapter 11 | Ch 13 (Energy): PQ 3-10 | Mar. 14 |
| Mar. 28 | Monday Schedule For Easter Break | ||
How toxic is too toxic? | |||
| Apr. 2 | Toxicology: Chapter 8 | Ch 15 (Economics): PQ 3,4,6,10,11 Ch 11 (Water resources): PQ 3, 4, 5, CT 3. | Mar. 21 |
| Apr. 4 | Toxicology: Chapter 8 | Mar. 21 | |
Flow of wastes | |||
| Apr. 9 | Air pollution: Chapter 10 | Apr. 5 | |
| Apr. 11 | Topic Air pollution | Ch 8: PQ 2-10, CT 3 | Apr. 5 |
| Apr. 16 | Water Pollution: Chapter 11.6-11.9 | Ch 10:PQ 1, 2, 4-10 How do conventional air pollutants impact human health? | Apr. 5 |
| Apr. 18 | Geology--rocks: Chapter 12 | Apr. 4 | |
Geology | |||
| Apr. 23 | Geology-rocks and streams: Chapter 12 | Ch 11: PQ 4, 6-9 | Apr. 18 |
| Apr. 25 | Solid and Hazardous wastes: Chapter 14 | Apr. 18 | |
| Apr 30 | Excerpt from Hidden America--
see R-drive Research project presentations | Ch 12: PQ 1-3, 7-8, 11-13 | Apr. 26 |
| May 2 | Chapter 16: Environmental Policy and Sustainablitity (argue case to government) | Ch 14: PQ 3-8, 10 | Apr. 18 |
| May. 7 | Final Exam at 3:00-5:30pm |