We will explore the following topics this year!! 

 

Intro to Env Science 

*Human impact on the environment

*How scientists “do science”

*Scientific processes

*Climate

 

Community Ecology 

*Evolution - the importance of evolution in ES

*Species interaction

*Ecological Communities

*Community Stability

 

Biomes 

*Defining Biomes

*Project Travel agent/Tour Guide brochure project (2 ppl/group)

*Aquatic Ecosystems

 

Biodiversity and Conservation 

*Endangered species

*De-extinction

 

 

Population Ecology/Human Population 

Humans and the Environment 

Environmental Health 

Earth's Resources 

Forestry and Resource Management 

Agriculture

Fertilizers Use and Pollution

Non-renewable/ renewable Resources 

 

Sustainable Communities and Lifestyles/ Urbanization 

Govt is investing in suburbs and forgetting about urban areas

 

Global Climate Change 

Sustainable Solutions/Waste Management 

Climate Models

Ice Coring 

Rising Seas

Environmental Policies