Advanced Placement Environmental Science
GRADUATION CREDIT:
Elective
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
10-12
PREREQUISITES:
Required summer assignment; Living Earth (or concurrent
enrollment); Algebra I or Algebra 1A & 1B with a B or better;
AP/Honors Course Contract;
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college level
course in Environmental Science. Environmental Science AP is
an interdisciplinary field of study that integrates material from
Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Social
Sciences to come to an understanding of the natural world and
the forces that affect it. Topics include an in-depth exploration
of ecosystems, populations, renewable and non- renewable
resources, environmental problems and the impact of human
activities on the earth. Students will do comprehensive reading,
laboratory and field work, and projects, as well as examine
careers in Environmental Science.
Elective
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
10-12
PREREQUISITES:
Required summer assignment; Living Earth (or concurrent
enrollment); Algebra I or Algebra 1A & 1B with a B or better;
AP/Honors Course Contract;
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to be the equivalent of a college level
course in Environmental Science. Environmental Science AP is
an interdisciplinary field of study that integrates material from
Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Social
Sciences to come to an understanding of the natural world and
the forces that affect it. Topics include an in-depth exploration
of ecosystems, populations, renewable and non- renewable
resources, environmental problems and the impact of human
activities on the earth. Students will do comprehensive reading,
laboratory and field work, and projects, as well as examine
careers in Environmental Science.