ENVIRONMENTAL+SCIENCE

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 * STUDENT WIKISPACE**

Last class, the students reflected with honesty on their reasons for signing up for this course. They used images as the stimulus and spoke sincerely about their concerns for the environment, their respect for the wonder of nature and in some cases, some personal struggles that have framed their desire to learn more about the world we live in. Homework: Textbook pages 5 to 8, Review Questions 1,2,3
 * August 22, 2012**

Todays class was about the nature of science and the idea that sometimes non-science masquerades as science. The need to be critical thinkers in the reading of media was highlighted through case studies.
 * August 24, 2012 **

Students designed and performed their own natural experiment at school. They learned about variables in experiments and the need for controls through some famous examples of the scientific method in action. Homework: Complete example 1,2,3 on the handout
 * August 28, 2012 **