ENVR_SCI 101 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Last Lecture I. N/A Outline of Current Lecture II. SyllabusA. Office HoursB. Course Focus C. Course PhilosophyD. POGILE. Point BreakdownF. PolicyIII.EcosystemIV.Types of EcosystemsV.Ecosystem ServicesVI.SystemsVII. HomeworkCurrent Lecture II. SyllabusA. Office hours are Mondays from 10:30am-1:00pm, or you can email instructor for an appointment, office hours are an open-door policy.B. The course focus is to discuss how humans have impacted the ecosystem and its ability to provide the services we all rely on and also engage students in the pursuit of sustainable solutions to these impacts. The course will not discuss whether something is right orwrong, but the cause and effect of the impacts.C. The course philosophy is that people are inherently curious, people like to learn about things that are of interest to them personally, people learn by doing and interaction,respect and trust, and people learn when they are having fun.D. This course is a POGIL class. Students will work in groups during class time on exercises from the reading and then discuss with the class after completion. We will begin POGIL on Thursday.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.E. Point Breakdown: (1000 Total Points)- Midterm Exam (100 points)- E- Text Quizzes (60 points)- In-class Quizzes (100 points)- Focus Questions (55 points)- Group Grades (15 points)- SLCl (20 points)- Paper 1 (100 points)- Paper 2 (150 points)- Lab Total (400 points)F. -Complete readings in advance before coming to class. -No final exam. -Quizzes are directly off of the in-class exercises. -If you miss a lab, contact your TA to see if you can attend a different lab session during the week. -No grading curve. -Grades will be posted on ANGEL. III. An ecosystem is a dynamic grouping of the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living or physical) and their interaction with each other. IV. Types of Ecosystems: deserts, deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, coniferous forests, grasslands, and tundra.Coniferous ForestDesertTropical RainforestV. Ecosystem Services: 1. Provisioning Services: food, fiber, freshwater2. Cultural Services: aesthetics, beautiful views, inspiration, spiritual/religious values, recreation3. Regulating Services: pollination, erosion control, water purification, air quality, carbon sequestration, climate control4. Supporting Services: seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, primary production VI. Systems are sets of things that interact such that over time they create a pattern of behavior. VII. Homework-Read e-text chapter 1 by Thursday.-Take Scientific Literacy Test on ANGEL (open for a few weeks).-By Tuesday, August 27:-Chapter 1 quiz online.-Read e-text chapter 2, intro, and section 2.1.-Chapter 2 section 2.1 quiz