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Tentative Course Schedule
| Day | Topic | Text | Labs | |
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Notes | Understanding Our Environment
Building a Better World |
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 |
Quiz #1 take home
Iowa Environmental Issues |
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Notes
Notes |
Matter, Energy & Life
Biological Communities |
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 |
Quiz #2
Field Trip-Biology Area |
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Notes | Biomes, Restoration, & Management | Chapter 5 | Article Review #1 due
Quiz #3 take home Quiz #4a |
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Notes
Notes |
Population Dynamics
Human Populations |
Chapter 6
Chapter 7 |
Quiz # 4b
Quiz # 5 Population sampling |
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Notes
Notes |
Ecological Economics
Environmental Health |
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 |
Exam #1 Chps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Quiz #7 take home |
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Notes
Notes |
Food, Hunger, & Nutrition
Soil Resources & Agriculture |
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 |
Soil properties
Article Review #2 Due Quiz #6 Quiz #8
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Notes
Notes |
Pest Control
Biodiversity |
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 |
Species diveresity
Quiz #10 take home Quiz #11
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Notes | Forests and Rangelands | Chapter 13 | Article Review #3 due
Quiz # 12 take home |
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Notes | Preserving Nature | Chapter 14 | Quiz # 13 |
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Notes
Notes |
Earth and Its Resources
Air, Climate, Weather |
Chapter 15
Chapter 16 |
Quiz # 15 take home
Quiz # 16 Exam #3 chps 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
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Notes
Notes |
Air Pollution
Water Use and Management |
Chapter 17
Chapter 18 |
Acid Rain
Quiz # 17 take home Quiz # 18 |
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Notes
Notes |
Water Pollution
Energy |
Chapter 19
Chapter 20 |
Aquarium tests
Article Review #4 Due Quiz # 19 take home Quiz # 20 |
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Notes | Sustainable Energy | Chapter 21 | Quiz # 21 take home |
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Notes
Notes |
Solid, Toxic Waste
Hazardous Waste |
Chapter 22
Chapter 23 |
Quiz # 22
Exam #4 Chps 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Quiz # 23 take home |
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Notes | What Then Shall We do? | Chapter 24 | Article Review #5
Exam #5 take home chps 23, 24, 25 |
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Final Exam | Comprehensive |