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SCI/256: People, Science And The Environment
SCI/256: People, Science And The Environment
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Please visit the McGraw-Hill Connect Support Portal every time you begin a new Connect course.
Have a question about this course? Ask here!Your instructor will monitor this area.If you are a student and know the answer, feel free to help your peers by posting a reply.
Wk 1 – People and the Environment
Wk 2 – Human Impacts on the Environment
Wk 3 – Environmental Resources and Pollution
Wk 4 – Energy and Waste in the Environment
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Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member. Due Thursday Energy resource managers analyze human uses and impacts on …
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Watch the “What Does it Mean to be an Environmental Scientist?” video and respond to the interactions when prompted.
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Watch the “Career Paths in Environmental Science” video and respond to the interactions when prompted.
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Wk 5 – Environmental Considerations and Policy
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Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member. Due Thursday This week, you read about policies designed to protect the …
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Watch the “Urban Planning” video and respond to the interactions when prompted.
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Watch the “Science: A Common Language” video and respond to the interactions when prompted.
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Assignment
Wk 5 – Environmental Policy Presentation [due Mon]
Wk 5 – Environmental Policy Presentation [due Mon]
Assignment Content
This week’s assignment contains an imaginary scenario in which you will demonstrate your knowledge of the concepts presented in this course.
Scenario: Your friend, an 8th-grade earth science teacher at the local middle school, is organizing an Earth Day celebration for his students and their families. He knows you have recently been learning about environmental policies in this environmental science class and has asked you to be one of several guest speakers at the event. He would like you to explain to the students how scientific research and public awareness of an environmental issue led to an environmental policy or law. The goal is for the 8th-grade students to understand how people and communities (scientific community, government bodies, citizens of a country, etc.) can effect positive change for the environment.
Use the policy and issue you selected for your Wk 5 Discussion – Environmental Policies in Action.
Prepare a 3- to 4-minute video and/or audio recording, or a 1,050- to 1,750-word transcript of your presentation.
Address the following in your presentation:
Summarize the environmental issue. What are its causes? What are the effects on the environment and people? Consider multiple perspectives and locations, as applicable.
Explain how economics and/or personal lifestyle choices or behaviors are related to this issue.
Describe how individuals, communities, and/or governments have worked to address the issue.
Examine the impact of relevant legislation or initiatives. What are the benefits? Have there been any consequences?
Note: Remember your audience; the presentation needs to make sense and appeal to 13- and 14-year-old students.
Include at least 2 outside resources to support your conclusions.
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7 minutes ago
my copy and paste keeps adding unnecessary words. if you scroll to the bottom the details are for the week 5 presentation assignment. it will be an essay of 1300 words of prese ting how a policy involving the federal pesticides act has been used to make a law or policy by the community
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