DAILY OBJECTIVES: September 3, 2010

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

w Write the names of your instructors and Peer Mentors. 

w List and explain the objectives of the First-Year Experience program.

w Write a paragraph explaining how and why environmental geology is important in Chicago.

w Write the first names of three of your classmates.

w Explain to another person the safety precautions that should be taken when performing scientific studies around bodies of water.

w For each of the four water quality field parameters (temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen), verbally give a 1-2 sentence description of what it means, in terms that a family member would understand.

w Conduct tests of the four water quality field parameters listed above.

w After viewing a slide show of the NEIU climbing wall, set your own personal goal and share it with your team.

w Explain why we had you take the Noel Levitz College Student Inventory

w Write a list what you must bring to next week's class, and a description of how you should be dressed for class.