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• ENV 100 Entire Course

• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1

• Discuss a particular technology and its use in
  conducting environmental research using one of
  the examples listed below
• 1) GPS and animal tracking 2) GPS and
  deforestation 3) doppler radar and animal
  migrations 4) sensitive detection of chemical
  exposure in the blood to measure pollution
  exposure 4) technology used to monitor weather 5)
  your choice.

• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1
• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2
• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3
• ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers)
• ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing
  Ecosystems

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• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2

• ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3

• What is sustainable development and why is it
  important? Why do natural resources have limits?

• What evidence suggests that the human population
  has reached its capacity on the planet? How can
  the health of the environment be measured?

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• ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing
  Ecosystems

• ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers)

• Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you
  discuss the fundamental principles of environment
  science. In your paper, answer the following
  questions
• How do you define environmental science?
• How does the relationship between science and
  technology affect environmental problems and
  solutions in todays society?

• Resource Episode 1 of Gamescape and Ch. 5 and 6
  of Visualizing Environmental Science.
• Complete Episode 1 "Balancing Ecosystems" of
  Gamescape.
• Write a 350- to 700-word letter to the City
  Council in neighboringGlimmerville. In your
  letter, explain the situation with the Grass Carp
  and some of the challenges faced in restoring
  balance to Sparksville's aquatic ecosystem.

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• ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 1

• ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 2

• Discuss the flow of carbon throughout living
  things considering its transformation from C02 to
  carbs and back as you to from producers to
  consumers to decomposers in the ecosystem.

• Living things require nutrients such as an energy
  source, minerals, and/or vitamins. Pick one of
  the following and discuss where it obtains its
  required nutrients plant, animal, fungus, or
  bacteria.

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• ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 3

• ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Hazards

• Discuss in an example the value of one of the
  following habitats in ecosystems and how human
  activity has impacted it wetlands, riparian
  (river/stream), mangrove, coastline.

• Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you
  discuss how environmental hazards affect human
  population. In your paper, answer the following
  questions
• What are toxicants? How do they affect living
  organisms?
• What are disease-causing agents? Select two
  agents and describe their effects and how they
  are transmitted. Why are they considered
  environmental health hazards?

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• ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Population Management

• ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 1

• As president of the City Council, you have been
  invited by the Mayor to give a PowerPoint
  presentation to Sparksville High School.
• Develop a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation that explains the prairie dog land
  management issue.

• Discuss one or more air pollutants from autos,
  trucks, or trains and modern approaches for
  reducing these.

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• ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 2

• ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 3

• Discuss the eutrophication of water in lakes and
  streams considering both point and nonpoint
  sources of pollution.

• Discuss the causes and consequences of global
  warming including its impact on the ocean.

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• ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Assignment Air and
  Water Pollution Paper (2 Papers)

• ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Atmospheric Issues

• As Newly elected Mayor of Sparksville, the town's
  citizens are eager to hear what you plan on doing
  to promote the local economy while maintaining a
  high level of environmental air quality.
• Write a 350- to 700-word speech for a Town Hall
  Meeting that addresses the following points
• State the current economic situation and the
  three choices that were available to the town of
  Sparksville.
• Discuss how these three choices would impact
  water pollution and indoor and outdoor air
  pollution. Explain how each of the three choices
  could be a point and non-source of water and air
  pollution.

• For this assignment, choose from the following
  options
• Option 1 Air and Water Pollution Paper
• Option 2 Gulf Oil Spill Paper
• Read the instructions in the Air and Water
  Pollution located on the student website and
  select one option to complete the assignment.

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• ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 1

• ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 2

• Discuss some of the environmental problems
  associated with mining and how bioremediation
  and/or phytoremediation can be used to help
  restore mined areas

• Discuss the impact of using fertilizer for
  farming on soil and at least one method for soil
  conservation by farmers.

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• ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 3

• ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Impacts of
  an Energy Resource Plan

• Imagine that you are preparing a 350- to 700-word
  letter for a time capsule for your great-great
  grandchildren, which explains the long-term
  energy sustainability plan that you developed in
  Episode 4 of Gamescape.

• Discuss sustainable practices for one of the
  following forests, rangelands, or farms.

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• ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Waste and
  Energy Presentation

• ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 1

• Discuss a particular endangered species examining
  the causes for near extinction and efforts to
  save or restore them. Also provide a rationale
  for preserving this species in the context of
  biodiversity.

• Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft PowerPoint
  presentation with speaker notes in which you
  evaluate the effects of waste products and fossil
  fuels on the environment. Include the following
  items
• Select two waste products and two fossil fuels.
  Describe the effects of your selected waste
  materials on soil and water quality.

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• ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 2

• ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 3

• Discuss the use of fuel cells in residential or
  commercial buildings. How do they compare with
  solar energy panels?

• Discuss the incorporation of one type of
  renewable energy (ultra low carbon) for
  residential or industrial use. Consider some the
  uses and limitations of your choice.

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• ENV 100 Week 5 Individual Assignment
  Environmental Resources Worksheet

• ENV 100 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Waste and
  Energy Paper and Presentation

• Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you
  evaluate the impact of your selected waste
  products and fossil fuels on the environment. In
  your evaluation, include the following items
• Identify the sources of your selected waste
  materials. Then, describe the impact of your
  selected waste materials on soil and water
  quality.
• Explain how your selected waste materials and
  fossil fuels affect biological diversity in the
  environment.

• Complete the Environmental Resources Worksheet

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