Student Learning Outcomes

• Analyze the ecological principles presented in a variety of environmental articles.
• Assess the potential problems of abused ecosystems and describe these problems.
• Summarize the characteristics of California native plant communities.
• Students will learn ecological principles, differentiate which ecological principles relate to specific ecological situations inspected in lab and determine the relevance of environmental science to their daily lives
• Examine the process of energy production from waste resources.
• Select appropriate ecological principles from the textbook and integrate these principles in preparing written field notebooks.
• Illustrate a flow chart of an urban water reclamation plant.
• Analyze and evaluate the pros and cons of resource recycling.
• Examine and evaluate the biological and social values of the Mt. San Antonio College Wildlife Sanctuary and other ecological reserves.
• Summarize and evaluate critical ecological concerns along the Southern California coast.
• Analyze information and describe the effects of nuclear weapons on the abiotic and biotic environment.