Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

3 Tentative Course Outline : Dates Topic Lab Chapter Jan 9 – 10 Introduction and overview No lab 1 Jan 14 – 18 Human population growth Game of life 2 Jan 21 – 24 *no class Jan 21 st – MLK Day Biosphere, distribution of life Tragedy of the commons 3, 4 Jan 28 – Feb 1 Distribution of life, earth dynamics Communities and ecosystems video/ case study 4, 5 Exam 1: Friday; February 1 st During Lecture Feb 4 – Feb 8 Principles of resource management, energy fundamentals Town meeting 6, 7 Feb 11 – 15 Energy fundamentals, renewable/ alternative energy North central electric coop. 7, 8 Feb 18 – 22 *no class Feb 18 th – Presidents’ Day Water resources, mineral resources ND water issues 9, 10 Exam 2: Friday; February 22 nd During Lecture Feb 25 – March 1 Mineral resources Public land, private profit video/case study 10 March 4 – 8 Conserving biological resources Snowmobiles in Yellowstone? case study/ report 11 March 11 – 15 *no class this week – spring break Spring Break No Lectures Spring Break No Lab -- March 18 – 22 Land resources and management Guest speaker 12 Exam 3: Friday; March 22 nd During Lecture March 25 – 29 Land resources and management *Student presentations 12 April 1 – 5 Feeding the world The ocean’s bounty 13 April 8 – 12 Principles of pollution control Local area ecology and land use 14 April 15 – 19 Water pollution and GPGP Field trip/ case study 15 Exam 4: Friday, April 19 th During Lecture April 22 – 26 Water pollution, local regional, global air pollution J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge 15, 16 April 29 – May 3 Global air pollution, municipal waste, economies Turtle Mountain- Lake Metigoshe Filed trip 17, 18, 19 May 6 – May 10 *Finals Week Cumulative Final Exam: Tuesday, May 7 th 3PM-5PM