NTSC 2110 - Environmental Science for Teachers

1. Examine major water issues.
   1. Identify specific types of water pollutants.
   2. Discuss water cycle.
   3. Contrast different methods of water conservation.
2. Determine the relationships between components of an ecosystem.
   1. Identify components to an ecosystem.
   2. Discuss possible disturbances and their causes in an ecosystem.
   3. Review the meaning of j-curves and s-curves in animal populations.
3. Analyze problems in food supply issues.
   1. Explain the green revolution.
   2. Identify food supply issues and their underlying causes.
   3. Discuss issues of pesticides and herbicides in the environment.
   4. Identify problems in modern day agriculture.
   5. Contrast productive and unproductive soils.
4. Examine differences in human population between the developing versus the developed world.
   1. List underlying factors that influence family size.
   2. Identify possible solutions to growing populations.
   3. Discus ecological footprint in the developing versus the developed world.
   4. Contrast solutions to ecosystem degradation and human consumption.
5. Contrast solutions to urban sprawl.
   1. Identify origins of urban sprawl.
   2. Define sustainability.
   3. Discuss the five principles of sustainability.
   4. Distinguish between Neolithic, industrial, and environmental revolutions.
   5. Identify environmental impacts of urban sprawl.
6. Contrast global solutions to the energy crisis.
   1. Cite differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
   2. Identify origins of fossil fuels.
   3. Discuss human interest in fossil fuels from a historical perspective.
   4. Identify origins of renewable energy sources.
   5. Discuss human interest in renewable energy.
7. Examine different solutions for addressing the global decline in biodiversity.
   1. Define biodiversity.
   2. Differentiate between instrumental value an intrinsic value of species.