ESA21 Environmental Science Activities for the 21st Century

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PHSC 1003Freshman Year ExperienceMaking
Connections
Instructor J.M. Pratte Department of Chemistry
and Physics Arkansas State University
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Introduction

• Who are you?
• Chemistry majors
• Forensic Science majors
• Physics majors
• Who am I?
• Chair and Professor of Physics
• Area of research fluid dynamics and pedagogy
• Why are we here?
• University mandate
• Improve retention

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Course Materials

• http//chemistryandphysics.astate.edu/jpratte/phsc
  1003/
• Contains schedule and syllabus
• Links to Blackboard site
• Links to additional materials
• Textbook
• All other materials will be online

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Syllabus

• Course content
• Enculturation
• How to do science
• How to survive college (or possibly survive in
  college)
• Grade
• 50 individual assignments
• 50 group project

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Individual Assignments

• Class Surveys
• Done online
• Guide classroom path
• Activity Sheets
• Some in-class, some homework

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Group Projects

• Teams
• Size of team will vary with each project
• Each team will work on a different aspect of
  project
• For some projects, teams will have to coordinate
  to insure interoperability
• Projects
• Project 1 Gather information for each faculty
  member
• Project 2 Design exhibit for Hall of Science
• Projects 3-5 ???