Environmental Science

Focus on Risk (our first unit of study)

Goals:

1. Understand how risk is defined by risk assessors.

2. Understand how risk is evaluated, communicated, and perceived by experts and lay people.

3. Understand that risk is a part of everyday of life.

4. Begin to identify risks, costs, and benefits associated with environmental issues.

5. Understand the basics of risk assessment.

6. Apply critical thinking skills to real world choices and policies.

7. Recognize the important role that risk plays in developing environmental policy, U.S. policy in general, and personal risk decisions.

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