Instructor:  Tye Pettay
Email:  dpett001@fiu.edu
Office:  ACII 341
Hours: Before and after lab, or by appointment
Mailbox:  ACI 318

Course Objective
To introduce students to the field of environmental science by participating in a series of laboratory experiments, campus audits, and field trips which demonstrate worldwide environmental processes on a smaller scale.

Grading and Grading Scale
Lab Reports (7 reports @ 5% each) 35%
Environmental Audit   10%
Environmental Audit Presentation 10%
Participation      5%
Midterm    20%
Final     20%

A = 94-100 A- = 90-93
B+ = 87-89 B = 84-86 B- = 80-83
C+ = 77-79 C = 74-76 C- = 70-73
D+ = 67- 69 D = 64-66 D- = 60-63
F = 59 and below

Laboratory Procedures and Lab Reports
Students are expected to read the description for that week’s lab prior to attending the lab.  In addition, students are expected to print a copy of the description and bring it lab.  Upon completion of the lab, lab reports will be written and typed copies turned in at the beginning of the next lab.  In general, the lab reports will contain the following sections: title, purpose, data and observations, analysis and graphs, and conclusion.  A better description of how to write the lab reports and the various sections, along with the descriptions for each lab can be found at the lab website, http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/labs/1001lab.htm.

Attendance
Attendance is strongly suggested and will be taken at the beginning of each lab.  Missed labs and exams will not be able to be made up.  If a lab is missed, then you won’t be able to turn in a lab report and will receive a zero that report.  A student that misses three or more labs will fail for the semester.

Safety
Students are required to wear goggles, closed toed shoes, long sleeved shirts, and pants when working with chemicals or other potentially hazardous materials.

Lab Schedule

Date	Lab
Jan 10	Introduction
Jan 17	No Lab – MLK Jr. Holiday
Jan 24	Acid & Bases
Jan 31	Biological Pollution
Feb 07	Domestic Use Water Analysis
Feb 14	Resource Recovery Fieldtrip
Feb 21	Campus Audit
Feb 28	Midterm Exam
Mar 07	Nutrients Lab
Mar 14	Toxics Lab
Mar 21	Spring Break (no class)
Mar 28	Environmental Shopping/Eco-Footprint
Apr 04	Smoking & Indoor Air Pollution
Apr 11	Campus Audit Presentations
Apr 18	Final Exam & Papers Due