| | This elective science course introduces students to the Earth’s systems and resources and the various ways they change over time. The overarching themes of conservation and sustainability connect the units of study, while local environmental issues form the framework, since hands-on projects and activities are an important part of the course’s instructional strategy. An ongoing project over the length of the course will be the school garden, which students will work in every Friday. Students will also participate in various course-related extracurricular activities, such as beach clean ups and campus beautification, and will be required to complete at least one such activity to earn a passing grade. The goal of the course is to encourage students to become “environmentally literate” citizens; ones who routinely take the environment into account as they go about their everyday lives. |