Document: REB-3-28-1

The Mock EIS: A problem-based learning activity.

BURTON, R.S.*

Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI 53234 USA 1

Abstract:
The National Science Foundation has recommended that college science courses get students "involved in groups working on real, open-ended problems." One activity that allows students this experience is the development of a mock environmental impact statement (EIS). This project lends itself readily to problem-based learning. Students must define the problem, identify questions and needed information, gather information using a variety of tools, synthesize concepts from different disciplines and work together to come up with feasible plans which they must then present and defend. The activity is flexible enough to be used in ecology and environmental science courses with classes of varying size and composition. For more information, see: http://www.execpc.com/~nsmt/meis.htm.

Keywords: Education, problem-based learning, Environmental Impact Statement

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