Biology 1 will be conducted over a nine-week period, with two lessons presented each week, except the sixth week when only one lesson will be posted. The following is a tentative course outline. Chapters refer to the text: Living in the Environment by Miller, 16th Edition. Each lesson plan will reference appropriate chapter and page numbers for the students to read and comprehend. During the week of the midterm exam, only one lesson will be presented.

Week One

Lesson 1; Environmental Issues, Their Causes, and Sustainability (Chapter 1)

Lesson 2; Environmental History (Supplement 5)

Week Two

Lesson 3; What is Science, and lessons in Chemistry (Chapter 2 and Supplements 1, 2, and 6)

Lesson 4; Physics (Chapter 2)

Week Three

Lesson 5; Lessons in Ecosystems (Chapters 2, page 38; Chapter 3, and Chapter 5)

Lesson 6; Population Dynamics (Chapters 5, 10, and 11)

Week Four

Lesson 7; Evolution and Biological Diversity (Chapters 4 and 9)

Lesson 8; Biogeography, Climate, and Terrestrial/Aquatic Biological Diversity (Chapters 7 and 8)

Week Five

Lesson 9; The Human Population and its Impact (Chapter 6)

Lesson 10; Food and Water Resources (Chapter 12, pages 275-293; and Chapter 13)

Week Six

Lesson 11; Geologic Resources and Energy Efficiency (Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

Midterm Examination

Week Seven

Lesson 12; Air Pollution (Chapter 18)

Lesson 13; Climate Change and Ozone Depletion (Chapter 19)

Week Eight

Lesson 14; Water Pollution (Chapter 20)

Lesson 15; Pesticides and Pest Control (Chapter 12, pages 293-300)

Week Nine

Lesson 16; Solid and Hazardous Wastes (Chapter 21)

Lesson 17; Sustaining Human Societies; Epilogue, Environment (Chapters 22, 23, and 24)

Final Examination