Welcome to Environmental Systems!
This is an exciting course that will bring to life many topics you hear about on the news and in your daily lives. Environmental Systems is a science class that uses topics introduced in Biology and Chemistry classes to study the environments that exist on Earth through lab and field investigations. The course focuses on a variety of topics including: biotic and abiotic factors in habitats; ecosystems and biomes; interrelationships among resources and an environmental system; the relationship between carrying capacity and changes in populations and ecosystems; natural changes in the environment; and human activities that impact the natural environment.
Please see the course syllabus for additional information about this year's course.