Lab Explorations in Environmental Biology
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 156
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 156
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Science is a way people understand nature by asking questions, thinking up possible solutions, and testing them to find out answers.
Lab Explorations in Environmental Biology features 21 laboratory experiments. Each lab includes a brief introduction, objectives, and the materials needed to complete the exercises.
Lab Explorations in Environmental Biology will enrich student experience in the class and help them to become lifelong observers of the world around them.
1 Burning Candles—Scientific Method
2 Habitat Selection—Experimental Methods
3 Plant Growth—Data Collection
4 Decomposition and Landfills
5 Cell Lab and Microscope Use
6 Soil Analysis
7 Soil Microbial Growth
8 Arizona Life Zones
9 Population Ecology—Radio Telemetry Lab
10 Community Ecology & Food Webs—Owl Pellet Lab
11 Seed Dispersal
12 Genetics Lab (Indian Corn)
13 The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
14 Class Field Trip—South Mountain Park—Plant Association Lab
15 Class Field Trip—Rio Salado Habitat—Bird Survey in Relation to Habitat
16 Class Field Trip—Rio Salado Habitat—Aquatic Organisms in Fresh Water Microhabitats
17 Class Field Trip—Rio Salado Habitat—Analysis of Water Samples from Fresh Water Sites
18 Epidemiology
19 Essential Elements and Plant Growth
20 Individual Field Trip—Phoenix Zoo Lab
21 A Field Trip to the Desert Botanical Garden
Paul Bosch is an environmental biology educator and author known for creating open educational resources (OER) in the field of environmental science. He is the lead author of Environmental Biology: an Open Educational Resource ebook, a freely available textbook used as the primary course material for Environmental Biology (BIO105) at South Mountain Community College in Arizona Maricopa Open Digital Press+1. The book covers core topics such as biological organization, ecosystems, biomes, population and community ecology, genetics, evolution, biodiversity, human population dynamics, climate change, water resources, and agriculture’s environmental impact Maricopa Open Digital Press.
Bosch’s work emphasizes interactive learning, incorporating vocabulary exercises, self-monitoring questions, and embedded videos to enhance student engagement and mastery of content Maricopa Open Digital Press. The OER is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, allowing educators and learners to adapt and share the material for noncommercial purposes while crediting the author Maricopa Open Digital Press.