Special Resources:
Select from the following course units:
Introduction -- January 10 to January 22
Individual Organisms and Environment -- January 24 to February 19
Ecosystem Ecology -- February 21 to April 1
Applications of Ecology and Ethics -- April 4 to May 2
Format - Location | TO P I C | Study Assign. No. | |
January 10 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Introduction | Study Plan |
January 12 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Ecology: Studying Life in Context (No Lab This Week) | SA 1** |
January 15 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Ecology - Birth of a Science & also (second link) | SA 2 |
January 17 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Ecology & Environmental Ethics - Part 1 | SA 3 |
Jan. 17,18,19 | Indoor Lab ENS 106 | LAB #1 Environmental Measurement - I Instrumentation | Lab Handout |
January 22 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 3 | |
PART I - ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENT | |||
January 24 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Global Climate Factors (Part One)) | SA 4 (Quiz 1) |
Jan. 24,25,26 | Field Lab ENS 106 | Lab #2 Environmental Measurement - II MIcroclimates | Lab Handout |
January 29 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Climate and Microclimates (Part Two) SA included in Jan 24 ) | SA 4 (Part 2) |
January 31 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 5 (Feedback) | |
Jn 31, Fb 1,2 | Field Lab ENS 106 | Lab #2 Environmental Measurement - II ( Weather Alternate) | Lab Handout |
February 2 | Lec. – ENS 345 | TBA – No Lecture or Continue SA #5 |
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February 5 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 5 | |
February 7 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 6 (part 1) | |
Feb. 7, 8, 9 | Indoor Lab ENS 106 | LAB #3 Discuss Lab #2 Data; Environ. Measurement - III | Lab Handout |
February 12 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Temperature Relationships (part 2; See Feb 7 Study Guide) | SA 6 (part 2) |
Feb. 14, 16 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA # 7 | |
Feb. 14,15,16 | Review ENS 106 | Optional Review Sessions: Review Guide |
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February 19 | Exam – ENS 345 | EXAM I SA #1 thru SA #7; Labs #1, 2, and 3 |
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February 21 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 9 | |
Feb. 21,22,23 | Indoor Lab ENS 106 | LAB #4 The Soil and Water | -- |
Feb. 26, 28 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 10 (Qz.3) | |
Fb 28, Mr 1,2 | Field Lab ENS 106 | LAB #5 Watershed Conservation | -- |
Mar 5 to 12 | No Lecture or Lab | Spring Break |
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March 14,16 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 11 | |
Mar. 14,15,16 | Indoor Lab ENS 106 Unstructured Lab | Lab #6 Lab Practical; and Oikos Consultations |
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March 19, 21 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 12 (Quiz # 4) | |
Mar. 21,22,23 | Field Lab ENS 106 106 | LAB #7 Stream Ecology | -- |
March 26, 28 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 13 | |
Mar. 28,29,30 | Indoor Lab ENS 106 | LAB #8 Stream Ecology - Discussion and Review | -- |
April 2 | Exam – ENS 345 | EXAM II SA 9 through SA 13; Labs #4 thru #8; and Review Guide |
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April 4 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Return Exam II and Discuss Final Schedule | |
April 6 - 9 | No Lecture or Lab | Easter Break |
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April 11 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 15 (Quiz 5) | |
April 11,12,13 | No Structured Lab | Lab # 9 Unstructured Labs for Oikos Project Work | -- |
| April 13 | No Lecture --> | Open Time for Oikos Groups to Contact Resource Persons | |
| April 16 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Ecology and Missions - Guest Speakers | SA 16 |
April 18 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 17 | |
April 18,19,20 | Field Lab ENS 106 | Lab # 10 Forest Community: Structure and Succession | Handout |
April 20 | Lec. – ENS 345 | SA 18 | |
Apr 23 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Oikos: Group Presentations Begin | |
Apr 25,27,30 | Lec. – ENS 345 | Oikos: Group Presentations (Continued) |
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April 25,26,27 | Field Lab ENS 106 | Lab # 10 Weather Alternate or Released Time for Oikos |
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May 2, 1:00p | Exam – ENS 345 | Exam III SA #15 through 18 Lab 10; Applications of SA #3 to #14 | SA 19 |
* Subject to change in the event of unfavorable weather or other unforseen conflicts; please keep unused Friday Lecture periods open in your schedule
** SA # is the Study Guide Assignment Number to complete before this lecture