NSCI 204 Environmental Science

General

• Explain and apply knowledge of environmental chemistry, biology, geology and physics to natural conditions and human impacts on the Earth's air, water, solid earth, and biological communities.
• Understand and apply knowledge of measurement and use of lab equipment used in the environmental sciences, and use that knowledge in the proper conduct and interpretation of a scientific investigation.
• Critically evaluate information about environment science, discern opposing views, and recognize biases in the presentation and interpretation of that information.
• Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
• Evaluate environmental issues from a natural science perspective, asking questions about the evidence presented, and making informed judgments about science-related topics and policies.
• Explain how various natural ecosystems are used by humans, how humans are dependent on them, and how human activities alter them
• Formulate and test hypotheses by performing a field experiment in environmental science, including the collection of data, statistical and graphical analysis of results, and an interpretation of its sources of error and uncertainty; Communicate their experiential findings, analyses, and interpretations both orally and in writing.
• ¿Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories and knowledge in environmental science at the level necessary for informed citizenship.
• Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.