ENV 1300

Environmental Science Telecourse
Spring Semester, 2000

Charles County Community College
Calvert County Community College
St. Marys County Community College

Welcome to the ENV 1300 Environmental Science Web Site. This site is under development and revision but contains valuable information to help you manage your success in the telecourse. Please refer to the Course Calender to determine where you should be in the assinged reading and when upcoming tests are scheduled. It is important to maintain your progress if you are to successfully complete the course this semester.

Also try and visit the new study guide. Each week a new study guide supplement will be posted to help you focus on the material and to prepare for the tests. If you have questions please e-mail or call me. Please check out the syllabus, class notes and presentations!

Week / Date	TOPIC	STUDY GUIDE Race to Save the Planet	TEXT BOOK Living in the Environment (Chapters)	Video Tape
0 - Feb. 7	Introduction & Orientation	n/a	n/a	n/a
1 - Feb. 14	Age of Global Change	Unit 1	1, 3, 4, 28	No
2 - Feb. 21	Understanding Ecosystems	Unit 2	5, 6, 7	No
3 - Feb. 28	Environmental Revolution	Unit 3	2, 11	Yes
4 - March 6	Only One Atmosphere	Unit 4	5, 6, 8, 14, 16	Yes
3/6 - 3/15	EXAM #1	Available at the Testing Center from: 3/6 - 3/15
5 - March 13	Do We Really Want to Live This Way?	Unit 5	10, 12, 17, 19	Yes
6 - March 20	In the Name of Progress	Unit 6	11, 13, 26	Yes
3/25 - 4/2	Spring Break	College Closed
7 - April 3	Remnants of Eden	Unit 7	8, 13, 24, 25	Yes
8 - April 10	More For Less	Unit 8	4, 15, 16	Yes
4/10 - 4/19	EXAM #2	Available at the Testing Center from: 4/10 - 4/19
9 - April 17	Save the Earth, Feed the World	Unit 9	18, 20, 22, 23	Yes
10 - April 24	Waste Not, Want Not	Unit 10	19, 20, 21	Yes
11 - May 1	Political Decisions	Unit 11	26, 27	Yes
12 - May 8	Now or Never	Unit 12	27, 28	Yes
13 - May 15	Beyond 2000	Unit 13	Inside Back Cover	No
5/8 - 5/15	EXAM #3	Available at the Testing Center from: 5/8 - 5/15

NOTE

Each exam must be completed within nine (9) days.
The college is CLOSED during Spring Break: Monday - Sunday, 3/27 - 4/2.
EXAM #3 must be completed by Monday, May 15, 2000.
Visit the Web page for notes, presentations, postings, and interactive discussions at: http://www.coastalzone.com/webcourse/course.htm

Contact Me

Thorne E. Abbott, Assistant Professor
Biology Department
Charles County Community College
8730 Mitchell Road
P.O. Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646-0910

TEL: (301) 934-7814
FAX: (301) 934-7341
e-mail: ThorneA@charles.cc.md.us
e-mail: ThorneAbbott@yahoo.com

web page: CoastalZone.org

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