ENVS 051 - Global Science Issues

5.0 Credits
High school course exploring global environmental issues. Introduces Earth’s systems that promote life and major issues, i.e, climate change, pollution, biodiversity, etc. Emphasis on problem solving, personal responsibility and action. Lab Science or CWP credit (was ENVSC 051).

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Describe the spread and impact of environmental toxins. [COMMUNICATE]
Apply scientific knowledge and skills to solve problems or propose solutions to global environmental challenges. [COMMUNICATE]
Analyze and describe the living and nonliving factors that affect organisms in ecosystems and the relationships among species within important ecosystems, such as coral reefs, wetlands, and tropical rain forests. [COMMUNICATE]
Analyze and explain the effects human activities have on Earth’s capacity to sustain biological diversity. [COMMUNICATE]
Plan and conduct systematic and complex scientific investigations and evaluate results of such investigations. [COMMUNICATE]
Identify and articulate sustainable choices and actions that individuals persons could make that would result in fewer resources being consumed and less pollution. [ACT]
Analyze the patterns and arrangements of Earth systems and subsystems and how these systems sustain the biosphere. [REASON]
Identify the factors that influence weather and climate and how these patterns relate to ecosystems. [REASON]
Define the complex, integrated and regulated processes (such as photosynthesis and energy transfer in a food web) by which organisms, use matter and energy to sustain life. [REASON]
Analyze local, regional, national or global problems or challenges in which scientific design can be or has been used to design a solution. [REASON]