Environmental Science 1
Environmental Science I Grade 10 1 Credit
This course is required for all sophomores.
When school starts in the fall, students will have the choice to take the embedded honors option for this course. Parents and students will receive more information about this possibility during the first two weeks of the school year.
This course examines the human impact on our environment and how this affects health and social justice issues. Students will study the mutual relationship between organisms and their environment. Through the study of the interrelationships among plants, animals, and humans-this course covers recycling and regeneration, ecosystems, pollution and conservation of natural resources. Students will also describe sustainable processes and evaluate the impact of those processes on social, environmental and/or economic systems. This course will follow STEELS Standards in conjunction with the PA Science Standards