GES1010 Env Sci

Class overview

This course is designed as an introductory course for Environmental Science majors or as an elective for those students who are interested in learning more about environmental science in general. Please note that if you took the Advanced Placement Environmental Science course in High School and scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the exam, you are eligible for credit for this course and may not need to take it. Please talk to your advisor about this. The aim of GES1010 is to introduce you to the interdisciplinary nature of environmental science by studying human-environment interactions in Earth’s physical and biological systems (freshwater, marine, coastal, atmospheric). We will explore environmental issues around the globe through the lenses of ecology, energy transfer, economics, global climate change, and sustainability. The course also integrates local and global cultural perspectives, ranging from big trophy hunting to anthropogenic climate change.

Instructor: Marta Toran

Email: toranml@appstate.edu
Tel. 617-378-8148

Meeting Times: MWF 11:00-11:50am

Class Format: In person (Room Belk Library #114).

Office: Rankin Science South 114.

Office hours: My regular office hours are Monday 1-3pm, Tuesday 8-10am in Rankin Science West 114. If these times don't work for you, I am always happy to set up an appointment at a different time (in person or via Zoom) just email me.

Required textbook:

Environmental Science and Sustainability, 2nd Ed (by D. Sherman & D. Montgomery; Norton Publishers)

Access the digital e-book via the ASULearn page. The e-book also gives you access to the InQuizitive assignments (your weekly hw)

Want to learn more about... ?

Grading- Go to the "Nuts and Bolts" section
InQuizitive- Go to the "Nuts and Bolts" section
Reading Assignments- Go to the "Nuts and Bolts" section
What's happening each day- Go to the "Calendar"
Who is visiting our class- Go to "Speakers"

Tip: organizing your notes

A 3-ring binder to organize your notes if you want to do so manually (as opposed to digitally) will come in handy. Here's a short clip with an example of how to organize your reading and lecture notes for the course, I will provide you with Review sheets to help you, as well as Guided Notes Templates which can either be printed out or completed and stored digitally.

MEET YOUR CLASSMATES

Link to Class Padlet

About ME

I'm a Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences. I teach several environmentally-focused First Year Seminar courses and Oceanography Labs, as well as this Intro to Environmental Science. As Outreach Coordinator, I plan and facilitate science programs for K-12 students and their teachers both on campus and at their schools. I studied zoology at the University of New Hampshire and worked in marine laboratories before moving to the UK to complete a science education degree at the University of Oxford. I've taught Spanish and Science in school in the UK and the US before getting a Masters in Science Education at Montana State University and coming to App.

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