Reforming an Undergraduate Environmental Science Course for Nonscience Majors

by: Mahsa Kazempour and Aidin Amirshokoohi

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This article discusses the key components of a reform-based introductory undergraduate environmental science course for nonscience majors and elementary teacher candidates as well as the impact of such components on the participants.

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Biomes Competition Cycles Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Life Science Ecosystems ENCdl Energy transfer Food web Life Science LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Population dynamics Populations Predation Science Focus Symbiosis Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS Trophic levels

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2013Stock # jcst13_043_02_54Volume 043Issue 02

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