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Direct linkWeihe, Paul – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
Despite the central role of risk assessment in analyzing and making decisions about many environmental issues, most people are poorly equipped to understand key concepts about risk or apply them successfully. I present three class activities in which students develop a better appreciation for the magnitude of a one in a million increased risk of…
Descriptors: Risk, Decision Making Skills, Environmental Education, Abstract Reasoning
