
Field and Laboratory Activities for Environmental Science, 8th Edition
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The major objectives of this manual are to provide students with hands-on experiences that are relevant, easy to understand, applicable to the student’s life, and presented in an interesting, informative format. Ranging from field and lab experiments to conducting social and personal assessments of the environmental impact of human activities, the manual presents something for everyone, regardless of the budget or facilities of each class. These labs are grouped by categories that can be used in conjunction with any introductory environmental textbook.
1. Primary Productivity
2. Habitat and Niche
3. Community Structure
4. Estimating Population Size
5. Population Dynamics
6. Historical Changes in Human Population Characteristics
7. Human Population Dynamics
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth
10. Stream Ecology and Assessment
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
3. Community Structure
4. Estimating Population Size
5. Population Dynamics
6. Historical Changes in Human Population Characteristics
7. Human Population Dynamics
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth
10. Stream Ecology and Assessment
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
5. Population Dynamics
6. Historical Changes in Human Population Characteristics
7. Human Population Dynamics
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth
10. Stream Ecology and Assessment
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
7. Human Population Dynamics
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth
10. Stream Ecology and Assessment
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
9. Soil Characteristics and Plant Growth
10. Stream Ecology and Assessment
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
11. Personal Energy Consumption
12. Insulating Properties of Building Materials
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
13. The Effects of Radiation on the Germination and Growth of Squash Seeds
14. Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
15. Toxicity Testing (LD50)
16. Effects of Salinization on Plants
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
17. Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand
18. Air Pollution
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
19. Global Indicators of Climate Change
20. Evaluating Ecological Footprint Calculations
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
21. Land-Use Planning on Campus
22. Solid Waste Assessment
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
Appendix 1 The Successful Field Trip
Appendix 2 Suggestions for Field Trips and Alternative Learning Activities
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