Ecology, Development, & Sustainability: A lab manual for learning environmental science in the real world

Ecology, Development, & Sustainability is a thoroughly illustrated environmental science lab manual that incorporates policy evaluation and cost analysis.

To facilitate balance, the manual is organized into three sections that are summarized in the title; the natural environment (ecology), the man-made environment (development), and strategies for maintaining a more viable relationship between these two components (sustainability).

Unlike other manuals, this does not contain any "workbook" activities. All data are either generated by the students or collected by the students from outside sources. Procedures are broken down into small steps, many of which are illustrated. The teacher's edition includes an instructor's guide with tips, sample data, logistical recommendations on how to use the class time, and a difficulty rating scale for each lab. In this new second edition, five new activities were added and all of the more challenging labs were thoroughly revised to provide easier versions (challenging versions are still available in the "advanced study" sections).

In addition to the table of contents, free excerpts from the teacher's edition can be downloaded at the bottom of the page, and many of the activities are summarized in short videos that are currently open to the general public. Instructors can share these videos with their students to help them follow the written instructions.

In order to encourage more widespread distribution my terms of use allow instructors to make photocopies for their students. This gives them the option of purchasing only the teacher edition and use it to make photocopies of labs they want to use to supplement their regular environmental science schedule. Current users are encouraged to follow the Science Blog to keep up with new ideas for optimizing your laboratory experience.

If you already bought the first edition and want to follow up with the second edition, write me directly and I will give send you (at no cost to you) a CD containing a pdf file of the second edition with updated spreadsheets.

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