Environmental Science in the Field - iPod/iPhone video
by The Open University
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Description
This is a one-week residential course which introduces a range of practical skills appropriate to the study of environmental science. You visit a variety of sites where you apply your knowledge of biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics to study interactions and feedback in the environment, including landforms, soils, water and vegetation. These field studies are supported by tutorials and laboratory sessions in which you analyze your observations and the data that you have gathered; the course includes an introduction to statistical analysis. This material is taken from The Open University course SXR216 Environmental Science in the Field.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoIntroduction to Environmental Science field work | A lecturer explains what is involved in environmental field work; aims, objectives and the assessment of a field study. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Introduction to Environmental Science field work | A lecturer explains what is involved in environmental field work; aims, objectives and the assessment of a field study. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoConducting a field study | Carrying out a field study in a predominantly limestone-rich environment, identifying the depositional and erosional environments associated with a particular area and annotating to sketches. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- Conducting a field study | Carrying out a field study in a predominantly limestone-rich environment, identifying the depositional and erosional environments associated with a particular area and annotating to sketches. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoHabitat Study | Habitat Study Phase One: indentifying the underlying geology using the vegetation cover, and describing the relationship between grass species and the underlying soils. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Habitat Study | Habitat Study Phase One: indentifying the underlying geology using the vegetation cover, and describing the relationship between grass species and the underlying soils. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoMeasuring the rate of Evapotranspiration | Steps taken in calculating the amount of evapotranspiration between two points, and the instruments involved. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Measuring the rate of Evapotranspiration | Steps taken in calculating the amount of evapotranspiration between two points, and the instruments involved. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoWater quality and flow rates | Measuring the water-flow rate between a set of given points, assessing the water quality and estimating the water budget. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- Water quality and flow rates | Measuring the water-flow rate between a set of given points, assessing the water quality and estimating the water budget. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoAn Introduction to Soil Studies | Assessing the soil types from the vegetation cover and the nutrients gradient across a slope. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- An Introduction to Soil Studies | Assessing the soil types from the vegetation cover and the nutrients gradient across a slope. | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoAn insight into grass species | Understanding and identifying different grass species from different soil backgrounds | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- An insight into grass species | Understanding and identifying different grass species from different soil backgrounds | 5/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Episodes |
