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1 EEOS 120 Introduction to Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences

2 Human Population Over Time  http://desip.igc.org/mapanim.html http://desip.igc.org/mapanim.html  Today-6.783 billion people  2040-projected 9 billion people

3 News  http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/09/08/north_kore a_explains_fatal_flood_in_south/ http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/09/08/north_kore a_explains_fatal_flood_in_south/ http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/09/08/north_kore a_explains_fatal_flood_in_south/  http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/09/04/study_links_h umans_to_warming_in_the_arctic/ http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/09/04/study_links_h umans_to_warming_in_the_arctic/ http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/09/04/study_links_h umans_to_warming_in_the_arctic/  http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/27/c ritics_say_rush_for_stimulus_money_puts_watershed_at_risk/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/27/c ritics_say_rush_for_stimulus_money_puts_watershed_at_risk/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/27/c ritics_say_rush_for_stimulus_money_puts_watershed_at_risk/  http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/09/06/one_mans_a ction_renews_interest_in_dedhams_mother_brook/ http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/09/06/one_mans_a ction_renews_interest_in_dedhams_mother_brook/ http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/09/06/one_mans_a ction_renews_interest_in_dedhams_mother_brook/  http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSTRE5810XZ20090902 http://www.reuters.com/article/email/idUSTRE5810XZ20090902  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090810/ap_on_re_as/as_himalayas_ne w_species http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090810/ap_on_re_as/as_himalayas_ne w_species http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090810/ap_on_re_as/as_himalayas_ne w_species  http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/08/21/world_sets_rec ord_for_hottest_ocean_temperature/ http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/08/21/world_sets_rec ord_for_hottest_ocean_temperature/ http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/08/21/world_sets_rec ord_for_hottest_ocean_temperature/

4 Introduction  Who are “we”  Goals of the Course –Content –Concepts –Skills –Learning  Syllabus  Policies Images removed due to copyright restrictions.

5 Are you a…..?  (A) Freshman  (B) Sophomore  (C) Junior  (D) Senior  (E) Other

6 Are you a …. ?  (A) EEOS major  (B) other College of Science & Math major  (C) College of Liberal Arts major  (D) College of Management or Nursing major  (E) Other

7 My age is:  (A) <20  (B) 20-24  (C) 25-35  (D) 35-45  (E) >45

8 Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences (EEOS)  EEOS is an interdisciplinary department that integrates the natural and social sciences to generate and apply new knowledge about the quality of our environment and the sustainable use of its resources. It focuses on promoting integrated science, planning, policy, and education for understanding earth-system processes and managing the impacts of urbanization on linked watershed and coastal marine systems

9 Pre-Evaluation  To see what you learn during this course, I need to know what you already know…

10 Index Card  Name 3 ways land affects coastal waters  Name 3 ways the ocean affects the land  Name 3 ways you affect the environment  Name 3 ways the environment affects you

11 Reading  www.mwra.com www.mwra.com  Harbor and Bay  Boston Harbor  State of the Harbor Report (2005) –1996 state of the Harbor Report  http://www.boston-online.com/harbor.html

12 Scientific Method  Boston Harbor Observation  Question?  Hypothesis  Testing the hypothesis  New Hypothesis  experiment  Result  Conclusion

13 Boston Harbor Linked Watershed-Coastal Marine Systems

14 Homework  Please photocopy your ID card photo and write your name, major, and hometown on a 8 ½ x 11” sheet of paper.  (I would like to attempt to learn all of your names and faces)


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