Ecology
Grade Level: 11,12
Credits/Length: 1 Credit – 1 Semester – Science Elective
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Biology A & B
Note: Students taking this class must also sign up for Environmental Ethics.
Program of Study: Environmental Science
Description: This class is designed to attract the student who has a passion for the environment and to provide that student with a system of thought, through the application of the scientific method, service learning, ethics and classical logic, to evaluate human interaction with the environment. In a real world approach, this course will include partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Trout Unlimited. The classroom environment will include the Eagle Creek River System. The mission of this course is to assist students in developing an understanding of the direct footprint humans leave on the natural world and to explore methods for diminishing the impact of humans on the environment.
Environmental Ethics
Grade Level: 11,12
Credits/Length: 1 Credit – 1 Semester
Prerequisite: None
Required Materials: Parent permission to drive to off-campus locations.
Graduation Requirement: Social Studies
Note: Students taking this class must also sign up forEcology.
Program of Study: Environmental Science
Description: This class is designed to attract the student who has a passion for the environment and to provide that student with a system of thought, through the application of the scientific method, service learning, ethics and classical logic, to evaluate human interaction with the environment. In a real world approach, this course will include partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Trout Unlimited. The classroom environment will include the Eagle Creek River System. The mission of this course is to assist students in developing an understanding of the direct footprint humans leave on the natural world and to explore methods for diminishing the impact of humans on the environment.