Emphasis is placed on the application of science to the real world. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of science as a human activity, its historical role in shaping our self and world views, its impact on the human condition, and its philosophical implications for their ultimate destiny. An associated laboratory, using inquiry-oriented activities, allows students to experience the process of science. A historical continuation of 130H GS culminating in the current scientific principles shaping our conception of the universe. Inquiry activities are used to teach basic concepts of meteorology, Geology, and Astronomy.
Emphasis is placed on process and critical thinking skills as well as environmental issues.
Energy and pollution trade-offs will be considered for source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and waste to energy. Mechanics, heat and sound. Lecture four hours, laboratory two hours per week. Electricity, magnetism and light. Basic principles of weather including a study of the atmosphere's origin, composition, circulation patterns, energy budget and its role in the hydrologic cycle.