Environmental science
This course is structured around student centered hands on learning modules and extensive field research. Students need access to a portable digital camera or regular camera and scanner to prepare and share results of field experiences. In addition to the field experiences, students create a 3D biosphere!
Topics covered in this course include:
- Habitats
Bioremediation techniques (e.g., using oil-eating microbes to remove hazardous oil spills from the environment).Students then design an experiment to observe the effect of oil-degrading microbes. - Determine the best plan of action for an environmental cleanup case study.
- Ecosystems
- Environmental Impacts
- Pollution
- Water Contaminates
- Scientists in the real world
- Food Chains
- Energy
- Waste Disposal
