Course | Environmental Science | Instructor | Joanne Di Lucca Schlub | Email address | jschlub@fatherduenas.com | Grade Level | 9 | Course Overview |
Environmental science comprises sustainability, stewardship, and sound science as it applies to the world around us. Students will use real case studies, hands-on activities, and multimedia resources to explore the factors that affect our planet. With the primary objective of understanding identifying, and analyzing environmental problems and their solutions, the course covers topics in geology, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physical science. This course is offered to all freshmen students.
| Course Outline | First Quarter:
Chapters: 1 An Introduction to Environmental Science 2 Economics and Environmental Policy 3 Earth’s Environmental Systems 4 Population Ecology 5 Evolution and Community Ecology
| Third Quarter:
Chapters: 10 Urbanization 11 Forestry and Resource Management 12 Soil and Agriculture 13 Mineral Resources and Mining 14 Water Resources
| Second Quarter:
Chapters: 6 Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems 7 Biodiversity and Conservation 8 Human Population 9 Environmental Health
| Fourth Quarter:
Chapters: 15 The Atmosphere 16 Global Climate Change 17 Nonrenewable Energy 18 Renewable Energy Alternatives 19 Waste Management
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