Environmental Science and Geo-Technology Applications           

 

1 credit year, Grades 10-12

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What are the major environmental issues facing us today? How are geo-technologies used to monitor our natural resources? How can our current practices change to provide solutions to our major environmental issues? How do we achieve the sustainable practices needed to ensure a future for all living things?

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This science and technology course is designed to give students research experience in a variety of challenging field and laboratory settings. Students use “on the ground” field methods, lab investigations, and geo-technology applications (GIS, GPS, satellite remote sensing, NASA and NOAA data sets, and computer simulations and models) to research and analyze Earth’s natural resources and systems. Concepts explored include ecosystem processes, biodiversity, and natural resource impact in our changing global environment. Sophomores enrolled in Environmental Science and Geo-Technology Applications must be concurrently enrolled in Living Systems.

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