Georgia Perimeter College - Dunwoody (Dr. Kim’s Section)
ENVS 1401
10/29/2013
Information on Homework (100 pts, equivalent to one hour exam grade)
Online Homework & Quizzes:
100 pts (Due Eve of Final Exam)
Optional Reports (Extra Credits): 10 pts (Due Two weeks before Final Exam)
Total Possible
110 pts (10 Extra points)
I.
Online Homework (100pts)
MasteringEnvironmentalScience
: Total 100 pts
II.
Optional Report Homework (10 pts): Choose either Option A or B.
Option A: “Calculating Ecological Footprint (EFP)”
p 21, the last Question of Chap.1, & p 689, the last Question of Chap.24.
(1) Follow the instructions in p21, to fill out the Table and answer all the four question
Visit the EFP Website to find your EFP. This must be done a month before the midpoint of the Semester.
(2) Follow the instructions p689 in order to recalculate Your Ecological Footprint by revisiting the same site about a month after mid-point of the semester,
and answer four questions. You need to have at least two months of a period between the
two trials.
This is to find how much you were able to reduced your EFP over two months period, by
changing your life-style including spending and others.
Option B: A Research Paper and Presentation (10pts):
Any topics of your choice, which is relevant to the course.
Identify recent environmental issues/problems. Give a background of the topios and issues,
and present possible solutions.
Present it to the class (10~15 min) at the end of the semester.
Some Suggested Topics:
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Keystone Pipeline Project
Global Warming and Carbonic Dioxide Emission
Collapse of Bee Hive Colony
Hetch Hetchy Dam (Toloumne River Dam)
Marine Ecosystem of Coral Reefs
New Invasive Species of US
Oceanic Noise Pollution
Solid Waste Treatment
Radon
III . Other Assignment of Documentary Video (No points): Dunwoody Library
This will help you understanding the material and preparing \for hour exams and final exam.
(1) “An Inconvenient Truth”: (Chap 1, & Chap 18), David Guggenheim and Al Gore.
(2) “The Story of Earth” (90 min): (Chap 2 & 11)
Pioneer Products International & National Geographic (2012).
(3) “Evolution”: (Chap 3 & 11)WGBH, Boston, 2001. Seven Parts Series.
Part 2 (Great Transformation), Part 3 (Extinction),
Part 4 (The Evolutionary Arms Race)
(4) “Food, Inc.” (Chap 9 & 10), Robert Kenner (Dir.), Best Documentary of 2008.
(ENVS1401_Homework_Info_13F.doc, Rev. 12/11/13, 10/29/13)