Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry (Y) Grades:

10 CSU/UC: “d” Prerequisite: Biology and Algebra 1

This course is an introduction to the fields of chemistry and environmental studies. This course is aligned with the High School California Chemistry Standards while providing practical lab applications concentrating on environmental processes, supported by core chemistry concepts. Students develop an understanding of core chemistry that allows the student to explain the correlation between chemistry and the environmental phenomena, using an understanding of crosscutting concepts. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of environmental processes are studied with the emphasis on the chemistry fundamentals, which provide the models and theories explaining the phenomena. Topics include atmospheric processes, air pollution, soil composition, plastics in the environment, acid rain, water quality and water pollution, and fate and transport of chemical compounds in the environment. Environmental Chemistry is an introduction to the fields of chemistry and environmental studies. Schools: DVHS