Course Description: Environmental Science is an introductory course for students who wish to study topics relating to the environment, its resources, quality and ethical issues. Environmental science is the study of the natural sciences in an interdisciplinary context that always includes consideration of people and how they have influenced various systems around us. It includes many aspects of biology, earth and atmospheric sciences, fundamental principles of sciences, human population dynamics, and an appreciation for the Earth and its natural resources. Units cover topics such as energy and the cycling of matter, forces of stability and change in ecosystems, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, conservation, waste and resource management, and identifying and remediating human impacts within the biosphere. 

Course Goal: The Environmental Science curriculum is designed to expand on content covered in Biology, specifically pertaining to the environment around us and the world. The Environmental Science course will build a rich knowledge base to provide a basis to understand the environment. The investigations should be approached in a qualitative and quantitative manner to help students make ethical and logical arguments and decisions pertaining to their surrounding environment.