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High School Environmental Science

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Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

This course discusses the environmental challenges that impact our future, such as land use, pollution, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. It is centered around achieving global sustainability to meet the needs of a growing human population, while also maintaining natural resources and protecting Earth's various systems. The short- and long-term consequences of our actions to human health and the environment are also a course focus. With the collaboration of the Guy Harvey Foundation and additional professional partners, this course highlights the research and field experiences of professors, scientists, conservationists, lawyers, and more, while sharing practical and sensible strategies for preserving the delicate balance between land, ocean, air, and life. In addition, this course is a call to action by teaching how to protect the world's biodiversity and resources by adjusting the way they live, work, play, and govern in the future.

Module One: Discovering Environmental Science

-Introduction to Environmental Science and science best-practices

-Biogeochemical cycles

-Food chains, food webs, and ecology basics

-Organism relationships

-Changes in populations, limiting factors, and carrying capacity

-Natural selection, environmental changes, mechanisms of change

-Population density, species influence, importance of biodiversity

-Ecological productivity (honors only)


Module Two: Terrestrial Biomes and Land Use

-Terrestrial biomes introduction

-Island biogeography and unique biodiversity

-Land resources and preservation, ecosystem services

-Forests and deforestation

-Drilling and mining

-Waste disposal and environmental impacts

-Population density and distribution (honors only)


Module Three: Aquatic Biomes

-Freshwater ecosystems

-Water quality and impacts on aquatic ecosystems

-Toxicology and effects on aquatic environments

-Different types of marine biomes

-Human impacts on and recovery of the oceans

-Wastewater treatment methods

-Hydrology (honors only)

NCAA-Approved Courses

Our NCAA approved courses are updated often. Please visit the NCAA Eligibility Center and use our school code to see all current eligible courses. The FlexPoint Virtual School NCAA High School code is: 850171 

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