This course looks at how a healthy environment is a balance system of interacting parts and presents biological and chemical concepts that affect the environment.  Focus will be on human interaction with the environment and how we have impacted the world around us.  Topics covered will include ecology, natural resources, populations, energy, waste and waste management.  It emphasizes problem solving, decision making, and scientific method of inquiry using laboratory procedures. 

This course looks at how a healthy environment is a balance system of interacting parts and presents biological and chemical concepts that affect the environment.  Focus will be on human interaction with the environment and how we have impacted the world around us.  Topics covered will include ecology, natural resources, populations, energy, waste and waste management. It emphasizes problem solving, decision making, and scientific method of inquiry using laboratory procedures.