| BIO 1000 THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT |
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| Sleep is VERY IMPORTANT!!! From the Harvard Medical School web site: "In the view of many researchers, evidence suggests that various sleep stages are involved in the consolidation of different types of memories and that being sleep deprived reduces one's ability to learn. Although open questions (and debate) remain, the overall evidence suggests that adequate sleep each day is very important for learning and memory." Read more about the importance of sleep here: http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory | |||
| week of | Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| 8/12 | Introduction to "The Global Environment" |
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| 8/19 | Topic 1: Sustainable Use Read: T1 Resources & Questions for Topic 1 |
Topic 1: Sustainable use Read: T1 Resources & Questions for Topic 1 |
Topic 2: How does science work? Read: T1 & 2 Resources & Questions for Topic 2 Topic 1 summary due |
| 8/26 | Topic 2: How does science work? Read: T1 & 2 Resources & Questions for Topics 2 |
Topic 3: What is the environment worth? Read: T23 Resources & Questions for Topic 3 Topic 2 summary due |
Topic 3: What is the environment worth? Read: T23 Resources & Questions for Topic 3 |
| 9/2 | Topic 4: Does the environment have rights? Read: T1 Resources & Questions for Topic 4 Topic 3 summary due |
Topic 4: Does the environment have rights? Read: T1 Resources & Questions for Topic 4 |
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| 9/9 | Topic 5: Who is responsible for the environment? Read: T24 Resources & Questions for Topic 5 Topic 4 summary due |
Topic 5: Who is responsible for the environment? Read: T24 Resources & Questions for Topic 5 Introduction to Red Alert! |
Introduction to Candidate Profiles |
| 9/16 | Red Alert! Topic 5 summary due |
Red Alert! | |
| 9/23 | Red Alert! | ||
| 9/30 | Red Alert! | Red Alert! |
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| 10/7 | Topic 6: What is the Earth's Carrying Capacity for Humans? Resources & Questions for Topic 6 |
Topic 6: What is the Earth's Carrying Capacity for Humans? Resources & Questions for Topic 6 Exam 1 DUE |
Topic 7: What is the best way to feed everyone? Resources & Questions for Topic 7 Topic 6 summary due |
| 10/14 | Work on Candidate Profiles |
Work on Candidate Profiles | Topic 7: What is the best way to feed everyone? Resources & Questions for Topic 7 |
| 10/21 | Topic 8: What is the best way to meet our energy needs? Resources & Questions for Topic 8 Topic 7 summary due |
Topic 8: What is the best way to meet our energy needs? Resources & Questions for Topic 8 |
Topic 8: What is the best way to meet our energy needs? Resources & Questions for Topic 8 |
| 10/28 | Topic 9: What is the best way to meet our mineral resource needs? Resources & Questions for Topic 9 Topic 8 summary due |
Present Profiles in class |
Topic 9: What is the best way to meet our mineral resource needs? Resources & Questions for Topic 9 |
| 11/4 | Topic 10: What is the best way for humans to control the size of the population? Resources & Questions for Topic 10 Topic 9 summary due |
Topic 11: What should we do with our waste? Resources & Questions for Topic 11 Topic 10 summary due |
Topic 11: What should we do with our waste? Resources & Questions for Topic 11 |
| 11/11 | Topic 12: Should we protect endangered species? |
Topic 12: Should we protect endangered species? Resources & Questions for Topic 12 |
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| 11/18 | Topic 13: What should be done about Global Warming? Resources & Questions for Topic 13 Topic 12 summary due |
Topic 13: What should be done about Global Warming? Resources & Questions for Topic 13 |
Topic 14: What should be done about hazardous waste sites? (Like DePue...) Resources & Questions for Topic 14 Topic 13 summary due |
| 11/25 | Choice Topic Topic 14 summary due |
Over Thanksgiving dinner:
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| 12/2 | Topic: Action | Topic: Action |
FINAL EXAM |
| 12/6-12/11 | Friday, 12/6: Final exam (100 pts.) Be prepared to discuss, in detail and in writing, two environmental topics of your choice. (Bring resources to use!) | ||