Environmental Science:

1 Year 1 Unit

This course is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of our environment and to the interdependence of life on earth. Topics of study include ecology, biodiversity, climatic changes, pollution, mineral resources, energy, and waste management.  It consists of student-centered lab activities in addition to interactive and web-based research and analysis. Students will relate assigned readings to meaningful class discussion.  This course can be used as the third unit of science, which is necessary for graduation with a Regents diploma. Students will collect, organize, and analyze data using a computer, the Internet and other laboratory equipment.  Classes meet seven periods per week.  A school exam is administered in June.

Minimum Science Recommendation:  Successful completion of one unit of Physical Science (Earth Science, Chemistry, or Physics) and one unit of Life Science (Biology).