INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS I LAB
ESC 150 lab, Section 500, Summer 1 a.m. 2006
Room 225 Holt Hall

DRAFT

Instructor: John Tucker
Office Phone: 785-2316
Office: 110B Holt Hall
Office Hours:  M, W, F 9:50-11:40

Required Text:
Ford, Dawn. M. 2000. Investigations in Environmental Science. Kendall/Hunt: Dubuque, Iowa.

Calculator:
Students are required to bring a calculator to all labs.

Weekly Schedule:

Day	Date	Exercise	Activity
W	5/10	Exercises 1 and 2	Environmental Sustainability, Microscope Use
F	5/12	Exercise 4	Biological Diversity
M	5/15	Exercise 3	Library Skills (meet in Lupton 209)
W	5/17	Exercise 5	Ecosystem Properties
F	5/19	Exercise 6	Population Growth
M	5/22	Midterm Exam
W	5/24	Exercises 7, 8	Soil Resources, Agriculture
F	5/26	Exercise 9	Energy Resources
M	5/29	Holiday
W	5/31	Exercise 9	Energy Resources
F	6/2	Exercises 10, 11	Air Pollution, Water Pollution
M	6/5	Exercise 13	Green Living, Green Campus Plan Presentations
W	6/7	Exercise 14 Final Exam

Asterisks in the schedule indicate quiz dates. Quizzes will cover the material on the previous labs not already quizzed on and the lab that will be covered that day. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped, and the next lowest grade will be counted twice.

Grading:
The laboratory score will be 25% of the final course grade. At least 20% of the lab grade will require writing. The lab grade will be based on:
        Quizzes                                                         10%
        In-class lab reports                                        25%
        Exams (2 @ 100 pts each)                            50%
        Formal lab report and Oral Presentation        15%
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        Total                                                             100%

Attendance:
Your prompt attendance to every lab is required. Quizzes will be given at the beginning of lab, and no make-up quizzes will be given. No late or make-up assignments (including lab reports) will be accepted unless your absence is excused before the lab.

If you are repeating this course:
Students repeating ESC 150 and desiring their old laboratory score must follow these guidelines: (1) enroll for both lab and lecture, (2) notify current lab instructor during first class period to take old score, (3) current lab instructor will obtain that score, (4) if student does not wish to take old score they can repeat the lab, (5) if old score cannot be located, student must repeat lab.

Students repeating ESC 150 and desiring their old lecture score will follow the same guidelines with the necessary modifications. Keep in mind that you must declare your intention in the first class week and there is a two-year limit on exercising this option.

Attention: If you are a student with a disability and think that you might need special assistance or a special accommodation in this class  or any other class, call the Office for Students with Disabilities/College Access Program at 755-4006 or come by the office, 110 Frist Hall.   Examples of disabilities might include blindness/low vision, communication disorders, deafness/hearing impairments, emotional/psychological disabilities, learning disabilities, and other health impairments.  This list is not exhaustive.

This syllabus is tentative, and subject to change.