ES 105 Sample Schedule
| Lecture Date | Topic | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1, Wednesday | Introduction: Why Science? | |
| Week 1, Friday | Why Water and Why Loughberry Lake? | |
| Week 2, Monday | Water and its Unique Properties | Scientific Method and Field Trip |
| Week 2, Wednesday | Hydrocycle | |
| Week 2, Friday | Water in the Biosphere | |
| Week 3, Monday | Stratification in Lakes | Lake Sampling Outdoor Lab |
| Week 3, Wednesday | Oxygen in Aquatic Systems | |
| Week 3, Friday | Nutrient Cycles in Lakes | |
| Week 4, Monday | Nutrient Use, Remineralization, and Limitation | Leaf Lab |
| Week 4, Wednesday | Photosynthesis and Decomposition | |
| Week 4, Friday | Biological Aspects of Eutrophication | |
| Week 5, Monday | Exam 1 | Topo Lab - Drainage Basin |
| Week 5, Wednesday | Geology of Saratoga and Drainage Basin | |
| Week 5, Friday | Loughberry Lake Drainage Basin | Laboratory Analyses of Water Samples (Nutrients and Algae) |
| Week 6, Monday | pH, Acids, and Bases | |
| Week 6, Wednesday | Sources of Acid Deposition | |
| Week 6, Friday | Case Study: Acidification | |
| Week 7, Monday | Acidification of Soil and Water Bodies | Laboratory Analyses of Water Samples (pH, Hardness, Alkalinity) |
| Week 7, Wednesday | Acidification of Soil and Water Bodies (continued) | |
| Week 7, Friday | Effects of Acid Deposition on Organisms | |
| Week 8, Monday | Principles of Streams | Land Use and GIS |
| Week 8, Wednesday | Potential Contaminants | |
| Week 8, Friday | Point and Non-point Source Contamination | |
| Week 9, Monday | Principles of Groundwater | Stream Lab - Outdoors |
| Week 9, Wednesday | Exam 2 | |
| Week 9, Friday | Movement of Groundwater | |
| Week 10, Monday | Groundwater Contamination | Groundwater Lab |
| Week 10, Wednesday | Food Webs | |
| Week 10, Friday | Toxic Effects | |
| Week 11, Monday | Soils | Geology and Soils Field Trip |
| Week 11, Wednesday | Watershed Urbanization | |
| Week 11, Friday | Biological Impacts of Urbanization | |
| Week 12, Monday | Drinking Water | Water Treatment Plant Trip |
| Week 12, Wednesday | Remediation | |
| Week 12, Friday | Bio-remediation | |
| Week 13, Monday | Water Use and Water Rights | Lake Sampling - Outdoor Lab |
| Week 13, Wednesday | Case Study: Watervliet Watershed | |
| Week 13, Friday | Exam 3 | |
| Week 14, Monday | Course Conclusion - Final Project Discussion | |
| Week 14, Friday | Final Project Due |
