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Catalog Description
Companion laboratory class to BIOL 124, Environment and Ecology. This class, providing hands-on experience in the laboratory and in the field, enhances the student’s understanding of basic environmental science and ecological concepts presented in BIOL 124. (3 hrs. lab.)
Prerequisite: Credit for or registration in BIOL 124 or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Use the scientific method of inquiry to investigate environmental phenomena.
- Apply the concepts learned in BIOL 124 to an experimental and hands-on observational setting.
- Collect, reduce, and interpret biological data.
- Prepare written objective reports describing and interpreting experimental and observational results.
- Demonstrate the use of some of the standard tools of the environmental scientist, such as microscopes, scales, spectrophotometers, various environmental meters, and basic statistical procedures.
- Apply the standard analytical procedures needed to study the environment, such as soil analyses, water quality determinations, stream bioassessments, and quantitative resource inventories.
- Conduct experiments that evaluate how environmental factors affect living organisms.
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