Welcome to Environmental Science!

This is a semester course that will provide an overview of the major concepts and concerns in the field of environmental science.

See the attached syllabus for the content and details of the course.

Students conducting a stream lab.

Jack-in-the-pulpit found in the woods behind the school

In environmental science, we become increasingly aware of the world around us and our impact on it so we take time to appreciate the flora and fauna.  Here are some more examples

Lady Slipper

Woodpecker

Assess you impact on the environment using the following ecological footprint calculator.http://Myfootprint.org/en/visitor_information

or http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

 

A wonderful website for information on the latest earthquakes http://earthquake.usgs.gov and then select map.

As we study food webs, food chains and energy pyramids use the following websites to simulate them

http://www.nature.ca/ukaliq/030act/media/017_fwb_e.swf

http://www.iknowthat.com/ScienceIllustrations/foodchains/science_desk.swf

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=253318