ENWC 423 - Pollination Ecology

Credit(s): 3

POLLINATION ECOLOGY
Component: Lecture
Through the use of hands on field experiments and the development of educational outreach displays students learn basic science in the field of pollination ecology. Newark farm will be used to generate data for a long-term database of pollinator diversity and temporal nutrition assessment. Students will be involved in planting different flowering species on the farm, and colonies at the University of Delaware apiary will be tracked for pollen collection and hive health. Students will be involved in weekly pollen sampling and colony evaluations.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

Requirement Designations: Discovery Learning Experience

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1C: Engage in Creative Ideation GE2B: Communicate Orally GE5C: Reason Scientifically