Environmental Science is a course that enables students to develop an understanding of the natural environment and the environmental problems the world faces. Students will investigate the following:
. Studying Planet Earth
. Ecological Interactions
. Biomes
. Human population Dynamics
. Natural Resources
. Energy Sources and Their Use
. Managing Human Impact
It is the expectation that students will explore the content of Environmental Science through inquiry and develop a basic understanding of ecology as a basis for making ethical decisions and career choices
Horticulture is the scientific and artistic study of plants. This one year course of study will explore plant anatomy, plant processes, propagation of plants, plant biomes, soil, climate change, environmental stewardship, landscapage design and laboratory investigations. Our school has a thematic garden, located in the center of our school, that is planted and maintained by the school botanists. A general study of plant and animal life processes to acquaint students with basic biological concepts and instruments in the laboratory.
Living Environment is a course that introduces students to living things and their relationship to the environment. Its standards provide a basic foundation for the biological sciences and prepares students for the NY State Living Environment Regents Examination. It covers the basic concepts of biology, scientific inquiry, and laboratory skills that is essential for passing the Regents Examination and gives students an invitation to join the amazing journey to try to understand the gift that we all share: the gift of life.
This course offers recommendations on basic knowledge about how living things function and how they interact with one another and their environment. The course focuses on six major subjects: the diversity of life, as reflected in the biological characteristics of the earth's organisms; the transfer of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next; the structure and functioning of cells, the basic building blocks of all organisms; the interdependence of all organisms and their environment; the flow of matter and energy through the grand-scale cycles of life; and how biological evolution explains the similarity and diversity of life.