Introductory Environmental Science Laboratory ES 110G

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Introductory Environmental Science LaboratoryES
110G
NASA/USRA Earth System Science Education for the
21st Century Program Fall 2005
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ESSE 21 Co-PIsApril L. Ulery, Supervise
Lab TAsH. Curtis Monger, LectureSusan W.
Brown, Evaluation Antonio Lara,
ChemistryFernando Cadena, Civil EngineeringJudy
McShannon, Educational Mgmt
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Environmental Science B.S. at New Mexico State
University

• Multidisciplinary
• Rigorous science math based
• 15 core classes (37 credit hours)
• Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Geology, Biology,
  Statistics, Soils
• 48 more hours of basic science math
• ES students need to be prepared for classes
• General Education science course ES 110G as of
  Fall 2005

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ES 110G now 4 credits (w/ lab)

• Introductory Environmental Science
• Goal was to introduce ES students to each other
  and to ES faculty earlier
• Provide some common background
• Earth System Science concepts
• Aid in recruiting ES students
• General Education science course

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ES 110G Laboratory
Introduction to inter- connected systems
processes
Specific concepts applied to local environments
Look at the big picture and put it all together
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ES110G Lab Instructors

• Sylvia Nemmers
• Tim Jobe
• Hernan Miranda
• Develop and teach four labs each

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Developing the Lab Exercises

• Use a template for style and content
• Techniques used in lab will include
• Gallery Walks Demonstrations
• Group Projects Presentations
• Lab Experiments
• Computer Labs
• Field Trips
• Individual Written Lab Reports

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Water Quality Testing in the Field
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Urban Development of Sonoma Ranch area near Las
Cruces, NM
1989
2001
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Creative Planting Patterns detected by Remote
Sensing
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Water, Energy, and Life
Environmental Science at New Mexico State
University Las Cruces, NM