{"id":2102,"date":"2020-01-02T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/?page_id=2102"},"modified":"2020-01-07T15:20:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T20:20:12","slug":"environmental-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Introduction to Environmental Science &#8211; Honors (EVR 1001H)<\/h1>\n<div class=\"title-head\">Course Information<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (9:30-10:20)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Room:<\/strong> BA1 0126<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instructor:<\/strong> Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guest Instructor:<\/strong> Federico Lopez Borghesi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"title-head\">Description<\/div>\n<p>This course will help students rationalize the environment from the perspective of the natural sciences. We use ourselves as an example of an organism and its environment. The main goal is to provide a basis for the student to evaluate our role and relationships with the environment and the consequences of our activities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/01\/Environmental-Science-Syllabus-2020-1.pdf\">Syllabus<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-head\">Materials<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"height: 253px;width: 100%;background-color: #dedede\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #53734a;color: #ffffff;height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 19.9514%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Class dates \/ return exercises<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">I<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>The Chosen Organism<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">II<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Habitats in the world, topography<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">III<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>World climate \u201cGaia\u201d<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">IV<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Weather<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">V<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Air pollution and CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">VI<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Water cycle and pollution<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">VII<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Global change<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">VIII<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Nutrient cycles, soil, food and erosion<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">IX<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Biodiversity and interactions<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">X<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Demography, population growth<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">XI<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Trash and resources<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">XII<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>Plastics<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6%;text-align: center;height: 24px\">XIII<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><a>The future<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.0486%;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Environmental Science &#8211; Honors (EVR 1001H) Course Information Time: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (9:30-10:20) Room: BA1 0126 Instructor: Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Guest Instructor: Federico Lopez Borghesi Description This course will help students rationalize the environment from the perspective &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-notitle.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Introduction to Environmental Science &#8211; Honors (EVR 1001H) Course Information Time: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (9:30-10:20) Room: BA1 0126 Instructor: Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Guest Instructor: Federico Lopez Borghesi Description This course will help students rationalize the environment from the perspective &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UCF D4 Ecology Lab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-01-07T20:20:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\",\"name\":\"Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-02T19:58:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-01-07T20:20:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Environmental Science\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/\",\"name\":\"UCF D4 Ecology Lab\",\"description\":\"[demography X diversity X distribution X dispersal]\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#organization\",\"name\":\"UCF D4 Ecology Lab\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/11\/cropped-Symbol9.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/11\/cropped-Symbol9.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"UCF D4 Ecology Lab\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab","og_description":"Introduction to Environmental Science &#8211; Honors (EVR 1001H) Course Information Time: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (9:30-10:20) Room: BA1 0126 Instructor: Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio Guest Instructor: Federico Lopez Borghesi Description This course will help students rationalize the environment from the perspective &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/","og_site_name":"UCF D4 Ecology Lab","article_modified_time":"2020-01-07T20:20:12+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/","url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/","name":"Environmental Science - UCF D4 Ecology Lab","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-01-02T19:58:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-07T20:20:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/environmental-science\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Environmental Science"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/","name":"UCF D4 Ecology Lab","description":"[demography X diversity X distribution X dispersal]","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#organization","name":"UCF D4 Ecology Lab","url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/11\/cropped-Symbol9.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/11\/cropped-Symbol9.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"UCF D4 Ecology Lab"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2102\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/d4lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}