If your registration for this course is successful you will registered automatically for the course Environmental Sciences - an Introduction. Humanities seminar C (for UWI and GESS) - S (Aymara Victoria Llanque Zonta).

The registration is restricted to the following fields or courses of study:

• Leuphana Bachelor / Major Nachhaltigkeits- und Umweltwissenschaften (ab Studienbeginn WiSe 26/27) / alle Semester
• Leuphana Bachelor / Major Umweltwissenschaften (bis Studienbeginn WiSe 25/26) / alle Semester

Exercises are held biweekly with 4 hours per session. There are a total of 6 dates covering the following topics:

1. introduction to ecological experimentation, sampling and analysis of biotic parameters.
2. measurement and significance of physical environmental factors using the example of atmospheric pressure and the solubility of oxygen as a function of temperature.
3. basic operations in the chemical laboratory and introduction to experimental work
4. introductory experiments on soil ecology
Part 1: Importance of soil acidity and soil colors - determination of pH and color of soil horizons
Part 2: Significance of soil types - Granulometric analysis and field method.

Understanding of basic processes in the environment and learning the research subjects of environmental science.
Basic scientific knowledge of environmental sciences including important terminology
Learning strategies, first laboratory methods in the natural sciences
Transfer skills, teamwork and organizational skills, discussion skills, group work

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