Activities in Environmental Science

Jana H. Svec

Activities in Environmental Science - Boston pearson 2006 - vii,197p,; ill,; 27.

Table of Contents
unit 1: Population/ Resources Page
objectives 1
Activity 1 Human population Growth: A Demographic Transition Model 3
Activity 2 Population Trends In Southern Cook Country 13
Activity 3 Viewing A population Over Time: Populations Database Lab 23
Activity 4 Yeast Population Study 27
Activity 5 Domestic Energy Efficiency 35

Unit 2: Vegetation
Objectives 39
Activity 1 Plant Succession 41
Activity 2 Forest Communities 49
Activity 3 Tree Identification 55
Activity 4 The Prairie 71
Activity 5 Making Observations: Trophic Levels 79

Unit 3: Water

Objectives 83
Activity 1 Algae Analysis 85
Activity 2 Bacterial Water Tests 91
Activity 3 Freshwater Ecosystems 97
Activity 4 Chemical Water Analysis 111

Unit 4: Wildlife

Objectives 119
Activity 1 Animal Diversity 121
Activity 2 Bird Identification 137
Activity 3 Adapting To Habitats: The Egyptian Origimi Bird(Avis Papyrus) 151
Activity 4 Field Trip To The Brookfield Zoo 157
Activity 5 Field Trip To The Field Museum Birds 165
Activity 6 Field Trip To The Field Museum Mammals 179

Appendix
Activity 1 Human Population Growth I 191
Activity 2 Human Population Growth II 193
Activity 3 Human Population Growth III 194
Activity 4 Human Population Growth IV 195

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